In Arne Naess’s writings, he talks about “ecosophy” calling humans to live more simply and to take a deeper look in questioning and answering our environmental concerns. Speaking of the shallow ecology movement and the deep ecology movement, he stresses that we need to focus more on the deep ecology movement instead of on the shallow ecology movement (the more powerful movement). While I agree that people need to open up their focus of self realization, identification, etc., in order to better their lives both for their own benefits and for the benefits of those around them, I think that he is trying to create a Utopian society, and something that cannot really be achieved. Self realization and identification alone take a great deal of commitment and openness to yourself that most people I believe will never do just because it is too time consuming, and because many people will not find value in doing so. You really have to want it in order to change your outlook on life and really try and live the better, more environmentally, and all in all “better life,” and I think that too many people are caught up in our materialistic and consumer driven society to ever really change or gain this perspective. It makes perfect sense that the shallow ecology movement has had more of a following and success as it directly relates to human benefits, while not looking at the abstract and impacts and values on non human related activities and things. While I see there being value in people gaining self awareness and identification, I think that in our society where technology, money and power are what most people see as being most valuable, we are naturally moving further and further away from a life of self realization and introspection.