I have always believed that there is a Mother Earth, and her responsibility is to protect and take care of the Earth and it's resources. According to Christian doctrine, human beings were created to manage and care for the Earth and it's resources; so basically humans run tings. For many centries humans have attempted to control and rule over the happenings of the Earth, and now I question, should we?
Mother Nature is not an amatuer, she knows how to tend to the Earth. Every single nook and cranny is known to her intimately as opposed to us humans who are still searching. So when we stop forest fires, are we really doing the environment good? Or are we just tending to ourselves and disregarding the needs of others in the ecosystem? The same goes for disease. What if H1N1 or any other virus discovered was Mother Nature's way of cleansing the Earth? We have however many billions of people living on the Earth and her resources are being used haphazardly, what if a plague, hurricanes, earthquakes, mud slides and other natural disasters are her way to managing the systems on Earth, and we as human are trying to alter it? Who is right? And who is wrong? Who should give in and succomb to the wishes of the other? I wonder.
I really like that bit about natural disaters and diseases. Have you ever wondered how some of these countries would thrive if not for natural disasters? Yes,thrive. The world is grossly over populated and as such we dont have sufficient resources to support each and every human life. If our populations continue to grow at its present rate undisturbed can you imagine where that would leave us? The strugle for basic necessities would be chaotic. So i do concur that Earth is being cared for as is neccessary.
ReplyDeleteHere's a surprising fact I was told a few year back when I was at secondary (high) school. I was told that there was enough land in Texas alone to give each person in the world one (1) acre of land for themselves. The world's population is not evenly distributed, and many factors like colonisation has affected the environment around the world and is continuing to affect the environment. But everything is connected, although some may not believe so, everything is connected. So when distruction happens one place to purge the Earth, it's affecting everyone in the Earth. Mother Nature is a force I don't want to play with.
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