Humanity has some serious decisions to make right now. We should have made them 50 years ago, but we did not. Now we must, because our survival depends on it.
Will we decide on preserving the Earth, our only life support system, or will we choose something else?
What it comes down to is,
"You can have *this* or you can have a liveable planet. You can't have both".
With *this* being things like:
- unlimited travel
- personal motor vehicles (fossil fuel or electric)
- billionaires
- industrial food production
- unfettered human reproduction
- ruthless competition
- war/hate
- convenience
- monumental waste
- a disposable society
I don't think it inaccurate to say that we can have a liveable Earth, or we can have those other things. As much as we have been deluding ourselves, we can't have both.
American biologist E.O. Wilson said that "nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction."
That is because nature is everything. In the end, nature represents our survival.
What do all those other things represent?
Which would you vote for?
*This*, or a liveable planet?
Time will tell, but I watched a series on youtube that gave me hope things will change. If anyone is interested, it is a series about how people across the world are coping with the pandemic. The videos started in early April, so there is a real sense of emotion with these people. Things may (or may not) be improving in these areas now - things are improving slightly here in Oregon. Anyway, I'll put the link to the first video of the three part series in this comment, and if you like what you see you can find the links to the other videos in the description on youtube. And no, I don't know this youtube creator, although I have watched many of her videos and could send you a long list of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteThanks. - Mary
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvMEFOPJS2g
Thank you, Mary.
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