The Enemy is Us

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, Ukraine, 1986

Are we worth saving?

Ever since mankind set foot on this planet he's been nothing but trouble.

He can't live peacefully with others because, at the first opportunity when some progress is being made, he conjures up or seizes an opportunity to ensure it doesn't happen.

When it comes to taking care of our planet it appears humans in high places don't believe in risk assessments or giving much thought to the affects a new product or invention may have or do to the planet. Take plastic, for example.  

The plastic waste from bottles and grocery bags is now so massive it's clogging parts of our oceans creating navigation and health problems for whales, dolphins and seals not to mention the ships that have to wade through all the mess.   

In all fairness,  there are some organizations who have raised the alarm and are actively trying to clean up these areas.

We use nuclear reactors to generate electricity which power our businesses.

But, do we actually take the time to learn the limitations of and the dire consequences of using this energy? 

Nuclear power is beneficial if handled properly but a powerful and unforgiving maleficent genie if not.  

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened during a safety check and was managed or you could say mismanaged by an unprepared crew and took place in 1986 in the Ukraine.

The result was many people died and an increase in thyroid cancer cases across Europe were reported.

Fukushima happened in 2011 and is still threatening life on this planet because it continues to poison the oceans.  

Japan soon learned though, in bitter hindsight, that they had no way of containing the radioactive waste as a result of the reactor's meltdown and had to resort to discharging it into the ocean.

This practice continues today.    

Satellites:

They operate at 22,000 feet but there is no limit as to high they can go.

Does anyone have a good count on just how many satellites from different nations are now clogging up our skies and, yet, we don't take into consideration possible navigation problems around and/or through these objects but eagerly continue to build more. 

COVID:

It's pretty well confirmed that a group of scientists created this virus in a lab in Wuhan, China as a biological weapon to be used on humans.

It was deliberately released upon humanity in 2020 so that people would die (and they did).

Many powerful people in many countries were aware not only what China was and had been doing for years but actually contributed financially to their research. 

So much for loving your brother.  

So what is it going to take to get humanity on the right track?

Remember, nothing is permanent only temporary.

The Dinosaurs were created and wiped out by an asteroid (or so we're told).  

Atlantis was created and then sunk into the sea.

The Neanderthals roamed the earth for thousands of years and then disappeared.

So did the Mayans.

So what makes us think that our hubris, hostility, ignorance, arrogance and technological prowess are any match for what the universe can or may throw at us?

Remember, we've only been here on this planet for a few thousand years compared to everybody else.                                                                     👇