Before addressing what a sustainable environment would be and how to go about creating it, I would like to discuss how we got to where we are now and what can be done to create a better future for the planet. Every condition of the planet is a collective result of everyone inhabiting the planet. In other words, we all play a role in the conditions of the planet, whether big or small. The problem is that in order for things to change for the better, certain people will have to temporarily lose profits. The big factories, oil companies, developers, etc. all have a vested interest in keeping things the way they are in order to continue making profits. This is a mechanism of fear for it keeps things paralyzed from moving forward (or at least moving as quickly as it could) due to a fear of loss of money. If well being was more important than money, I bet half the world’s problems would be solved within months. However, we shouldn’t be quick to point fingers at the “money grubbers” for it is purely due to ignorance. Many are concerned with their own personal benefit (due to fear) that they lose sight of things on a grander scale. If conditions became better and we worked together in harmony for the good of the planet, then more jobs would open and the economy would thrive which would benefit everyone in the long run. So the benefit of everyone would be more personally beneficial as well. Really think about that point for a moment.
We should also realize that even though we are the most “intelligent” beings on the planet, that doesn’t mean we are more important than any other life form. A sustainable environment can be created by realizing that everything is interdependent with each other and is of equal importance. Trees, the atmosphere, air, water, humans, animals, plants, etc. all depend on each other for their own survival, and each play a significant role to the planet. The goal is to realize this and to appreciate that which is life giving and not continue to abuse it. For in putting different aspects of our planet in jeopardy, we put ourselves in jeopardy as well. More of us are aware of this so there are rays of sunlight on the horizon. If we could collectively produce the results that we have already produced, then we could collectively make conditions better for mother earth and all her inhabitants. All it takes is knowledge and a willingness to make it happen.
