The Cost of Progress: Finding Balance Between Growth and Preservation

In the pursuit of progress, do we sometimes sacrifice too much? A recent walk in the forest got me thinking about the delicate balance between growth and preservation. Power lines cut across the serene landscape, a stark reminder of the environmental costs of human advancement. It made me wonder: Does personal and societal growth always require a trade-off? In this post, I explore how we might redefine progress to honour both our ambitions and the beauty of what we already have.