On one hand a natural instinct to procreate, to nurture and care for our own, to leave our footprint in some way.
On the flip side a planet crying out for help, being plundered every second, so many species disappearing.
I remember a time when I would walk down streets of my hometown and they would be clutter free and peaceful. But just a decade later I see tremendous development everywhere no doubt, but not at a sustainable rate. Huge apartment blocks, overflowing streets, infrastructure struggling to bear the burden. Will there be enough food for all these people, drinking water, or for that matter clean air.
I don't know.....we all want to leave with the reassurance that our children and their children can live as we did.
No signs of reassurance though, what with rising food prices, water being squeezed out from every source, lakes and ponds drying up, landfills piling up, exorbitant fuel prices, climate change, rising unemployment, growing poverty - the list seems endless. All gloom and doom yes, but possibly something we can decelerate if not halt.
None of us have the right to preach but the question is an impending one and there are no easy answers. But realising there is a question is often the first step to addressing it......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qiwM7ad-xQ
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