You and I are humans. We both breath air and drink water. We relish the sunlight and the blue sky. We sit under a tree and enjoy the shade while we pick at the lush grass beneath it. We gasp in awe at the stark beauty of a desert landscape, and of the vastness of the Earth's oceans. We may cower at a violent storm, but we are also captivated by its awesome intensity. Our jaws drop when we observe some incredible deed done by an animal that we never knew about before, or when we see a tree reaching to unstoppable heights.
It is in these moments that we start to realize what we are a part of. Whether one is scared of nature, or delights in it, we still belong to nature. We can still be reduced to the fact that we live on this planet, we come from this planet, and without our planet we lose our identity. We need Earth to take care of us, and that is why we must take care of it. It is all we have, and everyone and everything on it, deserves to be given the chance to live.
Whether you believe in global warming or not, the above paragraphs describe why we have a need to do better. If you don't believe in human-caused global warming, that's fine, but why wouldn't you want to help make the Earth a cleaner, more habitable place for yourself and for the future? It is in everyone's best interest, down to the self and all the way up to the global level. Step back and look at the big picture. Look at it with focus. Then ask yourself if you really want to lose the best thing we've ever had. For those of us who do believe, let us double our efforts, expand our cause, and remember where our focus comes from.
It is in these moments that we start to realize what we are a part of. Whether one is scared of nature, or delights in it, we still belong to nature. We can still be reduced to the fact that we live on this planet, we come from this planet, and without our planet we lose our identity. We need Earth to take care of us, and that is why we must take care of it. It is all we have, and everyone and everything on it, deserves to be given the chance to live.
Whether you believe in global warming or not, the above paragraphs describe why we have a need to do better. If you don't believe in human-caused global warming, that's fine, but why wouldn't you want to help make the Earth a cleaner, more habitable place for yourself and for the future? It is in everyone's best interest, down to the self and all the way up to the global level. Step back and look at the big picture. Look at it with focus. Then ask yourself if you really want to lose the best thing we've ever had. For those of us who do believe, let us double our efforts, expand our cause, and remember where our focus comes from.
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