Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!

What should we do? is my question and my argument is inspired by a line my grandmother would recite, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water", when she would want me to take a closer look at a decision. I will clarify her statement in relation to globalization by defining 1st the bath water. My Grandmother did not have indoor plumbing so she would bath the baby in a small metal tub and when the water was dirty and no longer good or needed she would throw the water out the back door.  In this analogy the bath water is how and what we used to do, in our homes, market place, medical world, political arena, social life, personal relationships, etc.  I think we would all agree that we would not want to keep using the same bath water when fresh water is available hence "out with the old and in with the new". But let's not forget the baby who represents the good in the tub of old water.  Not only is the baby of great blessing to us now, it will become even a greater blessing to us in the future. Therefore, the baby symbolizes many good things that are being "thrown out with the bath water" through globalization, but in this analogy I would like to address the issue of eating locally and keeping a personal and real connection to our food vs. our food sources that spend more time traveling than we do and come with ingredient lists that we can't understand or identify with.  The challenge of the wise will be to find ways to balance the amazing benefits of globalization with the richness and wisdom of our past. I believe this can be done by small and simple but deliberate ways.