Sometimes I find my mind wandering over various eclectic
topics and occasionally I am inspired to write some of them down. Today, I
was thinking about the extinction.
I will admit I was at a loss what to write about today
until, whilst driving to work, I witnessed the driver of the car in front of me
casually throw a wrapper out of their window. Given the current focus on
conservation and recycling, I struggle to understand how people can still
behave like this*. Especially when the facts are so simple:
THE PLANET IS DYING
And, most importantly:
IF IT DIES, YOU DIE
This might not be what you want to hear – after all no-one
wants to hear their own death sentence – but ignoring it will not make it go
away.
Do not leave it to someone else to fix – if everyone does
that the situation will not change.
It is down to everyone and that includes YOU.
(Not (just) your next door neighbour, not (just) your
colleague – YOU)
You may not have made the mess but that does not mean it is
ok either to add to it or not to do something about it – especially when not
doing so has such far reaching and drastic consequences.
For those who deny the effects humankind are having on the
planet**. I struggle to understand why you choose to ignore science just
because you dislike what it’s saying
It is the same as being told you have a medical condition
and choosing to ignore that – the effect will be the same: devastating for you
If you’re still looking for motivation (perhaps still
falsely thinking ‘it’s not my problem’) – do it for your children. If you have
no children – do it for your family. If you have no family – do it for
humanity. If you are not human – what are you doing on this planet?
If you want an indication of the level of seriousness of the
problem, look to the bees. The bees disappearing is not an interesting bit of
trivia, it is major warning sign that we are in trouble.
No bees = no food for humans. And not just plants but meat
as well.
Vegetarian/Vegans: No bees = no pollination = no vegetation
Meat-eaters: No bees = no plants = no food for animals = no
meat
This topic is currently ‘fashionable’ because of attention
(justly) given to activists – particularly 16-year-old Greta Thunberg who has
faced negative reactions to her campaigning – the reason for which I struggle
to make out.
I can only assume she is viewed as annoying again because
she is saying things people don’t want to hear or admit to. Or perhaps she is
resented due to jealousy as she is doing what you know you should be doing.
But she is not trying to shame you, she is trying to prompt
you, to activate you, to assist you in doing something about the increasingly
dangerous situation we are in.
She is not a nuisance – she is a scared little girl who
doesn’t understand why people are happy to let the planet die. Do you
understand why?
I also found it hard to believe the similar disregard or
negative views of the recent Extinction Rebellion protests.
Yes – they made life inconvenient but
a) that
was kind of the point – how are you to be made aware of a situation if it does
not impact you
b) that
was nowhere near as inconvenient to you as the planet dying will be if action
is not taken
If you say/reckon you don’t know what you can do to help,
there are literally thousands of websites, blogs, tutorials, and sources of
information as to what can be done by yourself to make a difference and stop
the planet from dying.
Don’t believe me? On a quick Google I found:
(You don’t even have to do all of them – just something)
What will you find?
*I am no saint, there are undoubtedly many things I could be
doing to improve my impact on the planet but still I realise and accept the
importance of doing so
**
