These people are bustling in the streets, waving their flags and banners in support of their firm belief and evangelism. Buskers, playing their enchantments while punks and “gangsters” obliterate the walls of its original blandness.
I continue my saunter – while the ultra-violet “gamma” rays penetrate my sensitive, moist outer shell – with the hope to find something less conventional. It is not my [own] body that disturbs my sleep, but the lives of our future generations. Our children and their children.
I see fireworks, hear loud noises. Neon lights
people rushing, buses pushing
entertainments that emulates the Northern [de]Lights.
will this Humanity ever awaken to our cursing?
our ignorance, our blind.
users of this generation, falterers of the following.
His Planet’s sovereignty will not resign.
while they demise of our sorrowing.
Is it the earth that ought to bear,
or shall we repay the serpent’s misconception?
the passions of your despair
will proceed without concession.
this World will be sent
and We soon resent.
I think back, retrieve those scattered fragments in my mind. The banners, those people. A reminiscence of the [public] bathroom door, a written inscription. The adverts on our glowing boxes, the 1s and 0s converted on our data uplink
personal electronic devices.
That crowd, consisted of campaigners for projects to “Save the Earth“. Running through my mind has been: “Does it really make sense to Save the Earth“?
Earth, our planet and source of life has existed for the past 4.54 Billion years . This planet has endured so much during its lifetime – experiencing extra-terrestrial impacts (asteroids) as well as terrestrial instabilities (volcanic activity, etc). Despite all these interferences, Earth has been able to replenish its surface with life. Many Times.
Scientists expect Earth to support life (incl. our lives) for the next 1.5 Billion years. Are we shortening this expectation or can we prolong it?
Save the Humans
If the earth were to die, would its fate be a calamity? Would we, as humans, attend its funeral and return home in sorrow? Of course not.
The fate of the earth is humanity’s demise.
All those campaigns, initiatives and causes should be renamed and realigned with a new aim: to Save the Humans. Isn’t that our ultimate goal?
We have found the key to survival. But have we caused nature to change the locks?
The world has changed drastically over the past century/ies. Industrialization has damaged us both socially and environmentally – creating social hierarchy and pollution. Capitalism has in many ways created new opportunities but only those who were previously fortunate.
We’re entering a new era, an age of concepts and globalization, of collaboration and teamwork. It’s an era where you are just as significant as I am – where each one of our efforts make a difference collectively...
Everyone has the potential to change. To create a better life for themselves. We’re moving away from unequal aristocracy and power: [A] man can work and earn just as much as the next man can work and earn.
I read an article a few months back that explains this idea: “The Silicon Age is Really a lot like the Stone Age” - Matt Ridley for Wired Magazine UK
Since the age of industrialization, we’ve become mega-consumers. Consuming non-renewable fossil fuels since the universe was just a few atoms. Now that we have the potential the change, why not change our lifestyles?
Start adopting newer technology, new innovations. New Concepts.
You know exactly what I’m talking about.
Why not use our potential to change as an opportunity to change the future?
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Creatures have always enforced their survival instincts, especially on the verge of extinction. But we’ve seen many species extinct during our lifetime, mainly due to our uncaring nature.
Do you think we have what it takes to Save ourselves?
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