What my blog is about

When the last tree falls, when the last river is polluted and when there is not a breath of clean air left, people will realize you can’t eat money.

Anonymous

Okay, maybe not exactly what my blog is about, but it seems to be an extreme version of a general statement I seem to be making lately.

Us humans, we suck at taking care of the world. Especially us Americans. We worry about money and comfort before anything else. And, surprise! Not only is the level of comfort we’ve created dangerous due to complacency, lack of personal growth and physical and emotional health, but the resources we’ve depleted for these comforts could bring about some extreme situations if nobody did anything to slow it down.

I believe that, beyond personal morals, there are natural consequences to our actions. If we are selfish we lose our friends. If we eat too much it kills us. If we continually seek bigger ways to satisfy our desires, the earth won’t always be able to support it. I don’t think that’s God, necessarily; it’s logical cause and effect. (Whether God created that logic is another idea entirely.)

Do I think we’re going to get to the extreme highlighted in the above quote? No. Do I think it’s no coincidence that our wasteful lifestyle caused a recession to help prevent that? Yes. Plus, we have people like the TEDsters who are actively seeking out solutions to many of our problems.