The ground is breaking under the strain of
negativity and despair. So many things
appear to be going wrong in our lives that we all feel battered and bruised,
yet inspite of all this we have times when we are actually happy and can look
around us and see just why we are so blessed in so many ways.
The severe climatic conditions have wreaked
havoc in our lives and we still do not seem to understand that the planet is
suffering under what we, Man has done to it.
The world is out of balance and will take
several generations to right itself and to allow new growth and understanding
to develop in order that it may heal in time to allow for future generations to
be able to live off its natural resources.
All water and natural resources are fast
running out, yet we continue to live our lives oblivious of the consequences of
our actions. We are all living as if
there is no tomorrow and totally disregard what will be so vitally important
for our children’s livelihood in the years to come.
There is fast coming a time now when we
will have to start growing our own food in a much bigger way, where gardens
won’t just be for the flowers, but for vital food which we will need to sustain
life.
This is not a myth, but will become a
reality. As the world stands now there
is not enough food on this planet to sustain the many mouths we still have to
feed.
Yet because our supermarkets are full does
not mean there is enough food, when millions the world over are suffering with
nothing in their mouths for days and weeks.
We too often turn a blind eye to their suffering, as it does not apply
to us in the affluent West.
Now begins the slow adjusting time to
change our habits. We cannot live as we
once did; we must start now to repair and to bring back food processing to this
planet as the destruction to the world further threatens our livestock and our
crops.
There has to be a balance in all
things. We can no longer continue to
rape this planet and not suffer from those consequences. Two-thirds of the world’s resources are now
used up and that means, oil, gas, coal and wood together with other natural
elements which took hundreds of years to evolve. Those shortages cannot be
replaced overnight.
There will come a time when world
Governments will have to speak out and to bring in a form of rationing to allow
for resources to come back to life.
So never mind about the financial
situation, which seems to be plaguing our daily lives, think now to our other
worries. Money means nothing when there
is literally nothing to eat.
We all can lend a hand and, by doing our
own little bit, we can preserve so much for our children, so that they can have
a life and enjoy it as we have done.
As the sun shines, so growth for harvest
can come about. In the meantime let’s do
our bit for saving the ecology of this world.
We are not the only ones living on it!
Jenny Ayers
Friday, 30th November 2012
