Antithesis of wisdom...

I just wish people would regard nature with the same level of reverence and devotion that they reserve for their own personal God(s). Across the globe, environmental disasters are on the rise. And when disaster strikes, the majority of people turn to their God(s) for an answer...as though God himself had some part in the climatic atrocities that are wreaking havoc on our planet. In perilous times, people often turn to their religious faith as a means of solace; and ultimately a support to get them through their own personal tragedies. This particular aspect of religion does not offend me; what does offend me, is the fact that religious people willingly allow their faith to act as a shield of ignorance; placing too much emphasis on the role that their God plays in the outcome of their lives, and not placing enough of the onus of responsibility upon their own shoulders. This is most evidently portrayed in how human beings have treated their natural environment; with complete disregard, sponging the resources of their natural surroundings. It is a shame that children are not taught more about the planet, the environment, and how we should be striving for a healthy and balanced relationship with the earth. Our presence on earth has a direct impact; resulting in a ripple effect: generations to come are affected. Its natural resources are pertinent to our survival, and yet humans have chosen to ignore their relationship with the earth, and to take its offerings for granted. In any healthy reciprocal relationship, there must be give and take. Unfortunately, humans have been consuming its resources and giving very little back in return. This onslaught of environmental disasters and climatic change is not due to our tumultuous relationship with an invisible God; the changes are due to our very misguided and schizoid relationship with the planet. As humans, we have depleted the earths natural resources. Our unforgivable mistake; that we have treated the earths natural resources(capital) as if it were income items, when undeniably they are capital items. If we had initially recognized them as being capital items, we most certainly would have striven to conserve these natural resources instead of treating them as though they were expendable. People are finally now waking up the the awful truth; that in squandering these resources, we have ultimately threatened not only our civilization, but life itself. We have wreaked havoc on this earth to no avail; the result being, our current way of life has done irreparable damage to the planet, and any healthy equibrilium between the planet and its inhabitants has been lost. Instead of looking to God for answers, people should be adopting a more scientific perspective in regard to the earths status. We are at a critical point in our civilization; garnering the appropriate knowledge to shield ourselves is no longer enough: we must apply it. We need to adopt a more minimalistic approach to our lives; strive for that reciprocal relationship with the planet: tread lightly. E.F. Schumacher was absolutely correct when he stated that ' the concentration and expansion of needs is the antithesis of wisdom; it is also the antithesis of freedom and peace', and that 'Ever bigger machines, entailing ever bigger concentrations of economic power and exerting ever greater violence against the environment, does not represent progress: they are a denial of wisdom.' This sentiment brings to mind the great Law of the Iroquois that states, "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impacts of our decisions on the next seven generations." Can you imagine what the world would be like today if every person on this planet had shared in this vision? I reckon things would be drastically different.