Stop, Children, What's That Sound?

Nature is the context for human existence, whether or not people realize it. Earth is the only option at present, but we act as if She is one of those cheap plastic containers that hold our leftovers. We act as if we'll just get a new one when this one no longer keeps our pre-processed foods "fresh." 

I really fear that it's too late, that we've pushed Her too far.  What should we assume will happen as we continue to squeeze fossil fuels from Earth, leaving voids, then burning in a generation what has taken millions of years to create? Earthquakes, sinkholes, pollution are the natural consequences. Evidently human greed and war are not only consequences but causes. 

We pollute water daily, but what resources to we use to learn to clean it?  There are alternatives.  It's not as if our lives depend on maintaining our current lifestyle and ways of doing things.  

That's just not good enough.

And while it often seems to me that there is an evolutionary leap happening now in terms of spirituality and understanding, all it takes is watching the news one evening to see that the human species as a whole has gone absolutely mad. 

We have this magical Internet.  We can communicate with people around the world instantly.  We can see cell phone videos of what's actually happening so we don't have to rely on the media anymore for information, which is good, because the media is only interesting in entertaining, not informing.  Of course, we can also fake information easily, so knowing whom to trust is always an issue, whether individuals or organizations.  

And honestly, who trusts governments?  Who is in charge, anyway?  Can we have a real election?  Does it really matter if I vote?  Has everything been arranged by extraterrestrials who are watching us implode for their entertainment? It's just all so discouraging.  We are so lazy that we put the outhouse right next to the well, and worst all we expect "them" to fix it.  

I'm often sure I'll wake up and find that all this chaos is just a dream.  Because my grands need Earth, too.