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Lets face it,
Humans have been around for longer than we like to think we’ve been around. For centuries, we Humans have been conjuring up new and creative ways to manipulate the environment around us to fit our needs and desires. We can’t be blamed for wanting to conquer the World and to improve our lives and make it safe from predators and alleviate the stresses caused by Mother Nature.
We can, however, be blamed for selfishly and ignorantly manipulating the World against the laws of the “Physical World.” Just as our marvelous Sun and the smallest of quantum particles, we too must abide by the Universe’s laws of physics.
Consider this, as of this writing our Mother Earth is home to over “7 Billion of us Humans,” and you make up one body of these 7 billion individuals. Asia is home to more than 4.164 billion (with a B), Africa 1.032 billion, Europe 738 Million, South America with 385 million, Canada with 34 million, Australia with 22 million and the United States with 311 million individuals.
Now, taking the above numbers into account (mind you, I did not specify all humans of the Earth because no population data is 100% accurate, do you know what it would take to get an accurate head count?) Imagine the amount of food & water it takes to feed all of us. Take a moment and think about it for about 30 seconds!
Read on once it finally settles in your head and something clicks…..
Now take this into account, think about all of the many different creatures with whom we share our beautiful Mother Earth. Think about their populations, from Gazelles to Ferrets to your own pet companion (if you have one), and the food and water they require.
Do you need more time to think about it? Take another 30 seconds….
What about clothing? We humans have a problem with being naked so we ditch our all-natural look and take on fibers made from plants.
Oh wait…..
You forget, it takes water to grow these plants so that we may harvest them, be it cotton, rubber or even bamboo. Our clothing needs to be grown before it can be created into something we will wear or use.Think about all of the water it takes to satisfy this demand.
One cotton flower
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Rubber Trees being harvested
The same holds true for our food. Aside from “your body’s requirement for water” consider the water needed to grow our food, raise our food and clean our food!
Think about it….
Do I need to type more to make you see the magnitude of the amount of H2O needed for everything we do. Hell, I haven’t even added car washes or the pointless front lawn!
We humans are meant to evolve and take care of our home. What will happen when (Not if) we’ve poisoned our water system and killed off the majority of our animals. Many Humans could careless about the “Real World” so they go on living their days in the man-made realities created by us Humans and for us Humans.
Sadly, their are more ignorant, selfish and money-oriented Humans on our Planet then there are people such as yourself and I who actually care not only of ourselves and our families, but of all Earthlings with whom we share our once beautiful, bountiful Plant we call Earth (at least in English anyway).
Stay tuned soon for more of My Green Mindset!
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