We are the mirror reflection
of our larger environment.
The way we relate to our
planet and to its other inhabitants is the way we relate to our own individual
bodies, minds, psyches, and collective social structures.
Dumping hazardous, toxic
pollutants and waste outwardly, we do the same with our own societies, bodies
and minds.
As a species, our behaviors on
all levels are quite unhealthy, and irresponsible.
Caught in the maddening trip
of self-centeredness, and the fear of being annihilated, we are participating
very rashly and selfishly within the greater environment that houses and
sustains us.
There is a lot of talk about
putting resources into turning the moon and Mars into habitable stations (for
when we totally ruin this biosphere of ours).
Although, I'm suspecting that
the reasons behind such projects aren't really what we're fed by the PR
specialists and mainstream media channels, I'll go with the story that is
presented to the voting masses of tax-payers.
So let's say that we are
getting ready to invest astronomical sums of money in such a project to
engineer earth-resembling living conditions on the moon, or more probably,
Mars. I suppose that the resources that would be put in this endeavor would
have to be highly substantial... perhaps substantial enough to be used to help
this very biosphere of ours heal from what we've done to it (I mean as a
collective).
This reminds me of a saying
that goes something like this: 'Wherever you go, there you are.'
May we all feel at home within the loving
embrace of our blue planet.
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