Although Earth Day was yesterday, I find it necessary to acknowledge the importance of our planet on every day of the year. As it is commonly debated how old our home is, I find it crucial to determine how much longer it can live.
Over the years, our constant innovation and upgrading has made the world a much more convenient place for human beings. However, what is the cost of all of this convenience? With each new factory, our carbon footprint grows larger, shortening the lifespan of the earth. Can decreasing the lifespan of our home be justified by the inventions that were made? I do not think so, yet I allow these inventors to plead ignorance, depending on when these inventions arose.
It was recently brought to my attention that since the Notre Dame had burned down, various wealthy people have given over one billion dollars to help rebuild the historic structure. Although this is a fine deed of them to do, that amount of money is more than enough to clean the oceans of the garbage that we have put in there. Although I do not have any sources to back that claim, the latter would have been a much more valuable investment. To this, I wonder at what cost would prolonging the life of our planet seem reasonable?
Although we have millions of people working to reverse the effects of global warming, those who possess more resources have the most say in whether we prolong the life of the Earth or cut it shorter and shorter. To this, I wonder what the wealth in the world wish for. They obviously possess absurd amounts of money, yet they grow hungrier for more. I may be wrong, but I believe that the much more worthwhile investment would be to leave a legacy, such as saving the Earth.
If the rich do not assist in extending our planet’s life, than the more important thing to focus on would be for the common people to address what their actions do to the environment. If each person reduced their carbon footprint as much as possible and had more plants inside or outside their home, we could easily begin to slow down the process, allowing for more time to find a solution. Anyways, I’ll cut this one short because I am beginning to rant, but if you have thoughts, please share them.
Those are my Thoughts for Food.
Thoughts for Food 