Ending Opulence
Enjoy Southern Illinois...... but remember!
Life vs Entertainment
Enjoy Southern Illinois...... but remember!
Before humans perceived our natural world as a playground we correctly perceived nature as our source of physical life.
Accepted or not, our natural world is still our source of physical life.
The "Wisest Use" of our natural world is to limit our use of it to that necessary for survival.
In the beginning mankind consumed little more than that necessary to survive.
Post Eden, however, we began to exercise opulence and outright greed.
Desiring to “fluff” our nest is not necessarily an evil desire. Insects, birds, and rodents instinctively do the same. The human animal shares these instincts.
Some, who share my belief that humans are something more than animal, agree that our God given intelligence is accompanied with responsibility to be good stewards of all we have.
Others prefer to behave like animals, fluffing their domestic nests, economic, pleasure, or whatever nest(s) they choose, regardless of how destructive their pursuit is to the environment.
Biologically speaking, this was not a major problem until human population began to grow exponentially.
Compounding the problems facing our natural world, the human intelligence "bloom" created a technology of "BIG."
As humankind's "bigger is better" mind set spread throughout the world, ecosystems began to fall, first in industrialized nations and now in so-called third world countries.
Our planet's environmental condition has deteriorated so quickly, in fact, even some otherwise uncaring folks are beginning to take notice.
As bulldozer brakes squeal a raspy halt to rain forest destruction and parking lot construction, we will do well to help create a "less is more" based mind set and economy.
We may or may not suffer the consequences of today's exploitation of our natural world. Our flesh, blood, and spiritual descendants will.
The "Wisest Use" of nature, in reality, is not based on its ability to provide recreation. The "Wisest Use" of nature is to limit our use of it to that necessary for survival.
Now enjoy...... but more importantly respect, appreciate, and preserve Southern Illinois' wild and natural areas and the life giving resources they offer.
