With constant bombardment by the media, social networks, environmentalists and the many others jumping on the environmental bandwagon, a lackadaisical approach towards reducing our carbon footprint is considered unacceptable. My first thought is: and......it should be? As billions of humans smother this planet, living in harmony with all things is a necessity: as......it should be!
Reaping the rewards of what our world offers is painstakingly hard work. Healing the wounds, protecting the remaining functionality and beauty of this planet IS the responsibility of everyone. What we fail to realize is the need for harmony, which can clearly be defined as the interweaving of all living things with a common purpose, survival.
Although all living species have survival ingrained in their DNA, the opposite end of the spectrum is destruction. We as humans, seem to be hellbent on annihilation of other living species and at times, even ourselves.
Changing our mindset, not an easy task. Can we continue to rape the lands, creating excessive waste, believing it will not affect this planet and its inhabitants? The answer so much simpler than the solution, NO we cannot!
Statistics tell us we are NOT a naturally harmonious species, conquering and dividing, a way of life. Very much a people with reactive personalities, individual needs and wants quickly satisfied, the long range effects not always a part of the though process, leaving lasting and in many cases, irreparable wounds. Yet thankfully, signs of remorse are now emerging, we do realize we want to leave our children a world worth living in. Perhaps it is the few diligently educating those that will change the mindset of the masses.
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