Was it a gimmick or was it for real? The salesman told me the particular pairs of shoes I admired so much were hand-made. At the time I wasn’t thinking. But after I walked out of the store I was struck by his statement. Aren’t all shoes to some extent sewn or glued by hand? Maybe not! In that case I might be well behind the times.
What is “hand-crafted coffee”? What is a “sustainable” and “green” product? These buzz words do not make sense. When I ask I often don’t get an answer because the persons who use these words don’t know the meanings themselves. It seems the more we depend on machines the more we promote the image of human connection. But do I really think about the growers and pickers and how they sweat and labor in the sun when I drink my cup of coffee?
Photo by Zeva Bellel
