THE CRA PERSPECTIVE • LIFE & PHILOSOPHY THE FOUR RULES OF WISDOM A Simple Philosophy for Living with Integrity Four short principles. A lifetime of meaning. Four timeless reminders about how we treat others and how we conduct ourselves. In a world filled with noise, competition, opinions and endless conversations, some of life's most important lessons are surprisingly simple. We often search for complicated answers to questions of character, relationships and happiness, when a few guiding principles may be enough to change the way we live. An inspiring illustration circulating under the heading “Japanese Wisdom” presents four concise reminders: If it's not yours, don't take. If it's not right, don't do it. If it's not true, don't say it. If you don't know, be quiet. These words may appear straightforward, but each one contains a deeper lesson about personal responsibility. Together, they offer a practical...
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doesn’t! The oxygen level of the planet has varied quite dramatically in the
last 500 million years. It was 35 per cent during the Carboniferous period, around
300 million years ago; as the climate, cooled and land plants died off, oxygen
fell to as low as 12 per cent by the beginning of the Triassic. Back then, the
air at sea level would have felt thinner than at the top of the Alps today.
Burning
fossil fuels has reduced oxygen levels very slightly – about 0.057 per cent
over the last 30 years. Deforestation only has a small effect because when
rainforest is cut down, other plants are usually grown in its place. But it’s
marine phytoplankton (plant plankton), rather than trees, that produces about
75 per cent of atmospheric oxygen. Global warming will have a significant
impact on phytoplankton, which is a much more serious threat to oxygen levels.



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