On nature.

Since the dawn of human evolution, we've been growing distinctly separate from nature; we've developed consciousness. Where most animals have no sense of inward reflection and just are, we somehow see our lives to be purposeful and meaningful. This is the curse of consciousness.

Around 10,000 years BC we mastered agriculture and we've been wielding fire now for around 500,000 years - whether or not we've always been able to create fire or whether our earliest ancestors merely carried it around is open to contention. However, it's a moot point.

American Indian tribes worshipped nature. They saw the balance of life; the need to make as little impact on nature as possible and be respectful to all living things - from the mighty bear to the humblest of trees.

The Old Testament was written around 1,500 BC. In the book of Genesis, we're told that Adam was made out of 'dust' (no bullshit) and Eve was made from one of his ribs. We're also told that the first humans were given 'dominion' over every other animal. Since then, people have referenced these texts to reinforce their actions and have found a basis for bypassing any sense of morality in being able to rape and defile the Earth. People of most religious backgrounds believe they can do this without any consequence because their deities claimed such actions would be just fine and dandy.

We forget that we're part of nature and we're bound by natural law. We're just another organism; another species - but our insatiable appetites for consumption are out of control. We're circling the drain. Our ignorance of nature has been revealed only in the past 40-50 years (since the environmental movement of the early 60s).

We go on 'nature' walks and we go to the countryside to 'see' nature. When will we learn that we're part of nature? When will we learn we're bound by natural law and can never overcome nature? When will we look in the mirror and see we're just lucky apes? We're lucky apes whose fortune could be rescinded at any time - we're not infallible; we probably never will be.

We try to 'save' the Earth. The Earth is 4.5 billion years old. Life is 3.9 billion years old. This Earthly home of ours has survived innumerous cataclysms. Life goes on - the Earth doesn't need saving; we do. We are only going to destroy ourselves and our ability to live on this planet.

As we warm our planet and its many climates begin to alter, we are going to inexorably change it. Although many species will become extinct if we don't change our habits within the next two decades, life will adapt - but many people will die; and many, many more will be forced to leave their homes and migrate to liveable places. When will these blinkers be removed from our eyes? Well, we are the only ones who can answer that. No politician can change the future of our world; every person must be in on it. To not care about the environment is to not care about life, for without the Earth's many environments there can be no life.