I believe our planet is doomed, and we, in turn, are doomed as well. Climate change isn't just real and happening, it's happened. It's at a point of no return. It will take decades to implement the necessary changes to turn humanity around and save the planet, but we're already at a point where the consequences of our actions are happening. The ice caps are melting, sea level and global temperature are rising. It's too late, all that's left to do is live out our days trying to survive as long as possible.
I don't blame the industrial revolution inventors who wanted to make the world a better place. I don't blame previous generations for using the products that were made available to them. I don't even blame anyone today for not going above and beyond to recycle. I blame the leaders. People who knew early on that the actions of humanity were destroying the planet and chose not to believe it. They were presented with evidence and proof that it is real and happening and they still did nothing. To this day, some of the most influential world leaders refuse to believe scientific fact and refuse to take action. It has doomed us all.
The planet will survive, but we won't. It was here well before us and it will be here long after. We are a disease that is trying to kill it, but it will kill us first. It's sad to know that we could have lived harmoniously, in a way that both humanity and the planet could've survived, and we didn't. We were selfish and greedy and we're finally paying for it.
This is a really powerful post. It still shocks me to hear how people can deny that climate change is indeed an actual thing. Since a lot of people are now heading out to spring break, I know that I'll be seeing photos of beaches that are absolutely trashed spreading around social media. It just baffles me to see how careless people can be about the planet they live on.
ReplyDeleteI love your final statement: "We were selfish and greedy and we're finally paying for it." I could not agree more.
Really great work.