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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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Why Earth Day Is Every Day When there is no more clean water on planet earth, what will you find that is potable to drink? When no birds are heard singing in the nearby trees will you remember the acid rain that drenched all the leaves? Will you wonder what happened to the chain of DNA when you see the unnaturally curved beak of a crow or black-capped chickadee? When the flotsam and jetsom come floating in on every wave and all the fish are floating belly-up in a foul watery grave, will you wonder how any sentient beings could think the sea was a never-ending-always-forgiving sink that would welcome all our pollution and somehow not stink? If it’s true that we reap what we sow, then surely each one of us must know that what we shall inevitably reap is directly proportionate to how we keep the checks and balances on our primary account, how well we manage the resources we spend upon which life itself does depend. Holding onto the cheap attitude that Mother Nature is our personal servant will leave us spiritually bankrupt and physically destitute long before terrorists can blow this kingdumb apart. So what are your personal plans for the environment? What are you willing to do to guarantee a vibrant Mother Earth for future generations to see? What non-renewable resources will you trade away today? What price is too high to pay? Once again we are bombarded with political spitting matches and phony debates about the US economy and jobless rates while much of the planet collectively hates the way we spend all the resources while we bombard them with our own version of WMD...GREED, as if it was our sovereign right, as if the world's resources were infinite. And I’m wondering why John Q Public is not demanding serious dialogue and honest debate from world leaders about the fate we all face as inhabitants of a planet whose stewards are too busy playing Monopoly, Star Wars, and Trivial Pursuit to face reality. The sky is falling. * Quoting a friend from the past, "I fear for the species." |
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Grover Senior Member
since 2004-01-27
Posts 1967London, ON, Canada |
Thanks for such an educational write. Enjoyed much! |
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Startime55 Member Elite
since 2003-04-05
Posts 2148Alberta, Canada |
What price indeed....Powerfully written...I love it... |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
And I’m wondering why John Q Public is not demanding serious dialogue and honest debate from world leaders about the fate we all face as inhabitants of a planet I'm with ya there!!! Temendous eye opener, thank you! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Kacy~ 'Holding onto the cheap attitude that Mother Nature is our personal servant will leave us spiritually bankrupt and physically destitute long before terrorists can blow this kingdumb apart.' And your 'kingDUMB' was surely not lost on this reader~  I LOVE THIS gal~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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MGROVES
since 2004-02-01
Posts 3802california |
i am with ya too. every day i see the beauty of this world fading away. not only concrete replacing beautiful country, but the disrespect of people leaving their trash along roads and rivers. just breaks my heart. thanks for sharing |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Very well written Kacy! hugs, Chris Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Kacy -- this is superbly written and couldn't agree more!  |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
THANKS friends! |
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