{"id":55105,"date":"2026-08-24T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turner.nl\/uncategorized\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-moving-forward-toward-ourselves\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:33:06","slug":"column-by-peter-de-bruin-moving-forward-toward-ourselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-moving-forward-toward-ourselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Column by Peter de Bruin | &#8220;Moving Forward Toward Ourselves&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55105\" class=\"elementor elementor-55105 elementor-20031\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca4ad7e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca4ad7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29996ed\" data-id=\"29996ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec961c1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec961c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a4cb0\" data-id=\"45a4cb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77650e7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77650e7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Column by Peter de Bruin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eea1226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7eea1226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Forward to Ourselves\"<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47100bdb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"47100bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b2e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3b2e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There are many levers that need to be pulled to address all the challenges facing the economy and society. We ourselves are a key factor. If we reconnect with nature, progress will naturally follow, argues Peter de Bruin in his latest column.    <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-912b304 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"912b304\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f180f0b elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"f180f0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57f1ddd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57f1ddd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fdd42a\" data-id=\"2fdd42a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9642f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9642f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8ea427 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8ea427\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-babcbcc\" data-id=\"babcbcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb54d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb54d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Forward to Ourselves\"<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6557a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6557a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cTake what you need, not what you want,\u201d I learned ten years ago from wilderness guide Alan McSmith, in the bush of the Okavango Delta. During a week-long walking safari, he conjured up a hearty meal every evening from the meager provisions we could carry. Based on that motto, there was enough for the whole group. That motto is a lesson that applies to many of the achievements of our Western civilization.   <\/p><p>It is abundantly clear that our economic, social, climate, food, health, and cultural challenges cannot be solved if we continue doing what we\u2019ve always done. How can we shift from one-sided economic growth toward a more equitable distribution of wealth, a more sustainable use of resources, and greater well-being? What changes do we need to make before the ship changes course?  <\/p><h4><strong>A lot of things are different<\/strong><\/h4><p>Awareness of the need for a better balance is growing, but breaking out of our patterns requires a different perspective in various areas. One obvious factor is technological innovation. For example, AI can help us find smarter solutions. In addition, it\u2019s important to calculate total costs more accurately. We must continue to explain that flying to southern Spain for thirty euros is no longer feasible. It\u2019s also important to make <em>well-being<\/em> \u2014rather than <em>prosperity<\/em> \u2014measurable, and thus to evaluate performance in ways other than purely material terms. In our free Western society, honor and meaning have become insufficiently motivating foundations of value. Yet deep down, we know that possessions do not bring happiness. Freedom does. Freedom of choice and movement has once again become a tangible value since the Russian invasion. Finally, it is fitting for us to start viewing leadership as a contribution to a greater whole. What is the organization\u2019s contribution to society? Build a cathedral!            <\/p><h4><strong>More Nature<\/strong><\/h4><p>All true and relevant. But difficult, because it\u2019s big and far away. There\u2019s a closer perspective, an angle we\u2019ve lost sight of: ourselves! There is, within ourselves, a fundamental longing that unites us all: connection and meaning. It\u2019s hard to achieve in our busy world. But it is our nature\u2014ever since the days of hunter-gatherers. We\u2019re out of balance with it, even though in these modern times we still want to share and show compassion toward others.      <\/p><p>As soon as we come into contact with nature\u2014with our nature\u2014we can engage in learning. Even a simple walk in the woods or on the beach brings immense peace. We all carry nature with us every day, but we\u2019ve lost sight of its essence. During tsunamis, for example, animals flee in time to safer areas, while we humans rely on technology\u2014and so are often too late.    <\/p><p>In our search for a new balance, our nature is a step forward\u2014toward ourselves. Difficult? Yes, for me too. But just follow Alan\u2019s motto: \u201cTake what you need, not what you want.\u201d Then there will be enough for everyone.    <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p><em>Alan McSmith is currently in the Netherlands. You are warmly invited to attend his lecture in Breukelen on June 8 and 9 (5:00\u20138:00 p.m.). A limited number of seats are available through me. Come experience the wisdom of nature with Alan McSmith. 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