THE DESTINY OF MANKIND
MANY PEOPLE TODAY ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER MANKIND IS INHERENTLY VIOLENT OR ARE OUR VIOLENT WAYS A LEARNED BEHAVIOR? IT IS A DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER, AS THERE SEEMS TO BE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT BOTH CONCLUSIONS. IF ONE REVIEWS HISTORY, WARS AMONG THE HUMAN SPECIES, APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE. OUR HISTORY BOOKS ARE FULL OF WARRING EFFORTS TO CONTROL LAND, PEOPLE, RESOURCES AND POWER. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE GENERAL CITIZENS OF MOST PAST CIVILIZATIONS HAVE ENCOURAGED PEACEFUL RELATIONS, AND PARTICIPATED IN WARS ONLY WHEN FORCED TO BY LEADERSHIP. WE ARE EXPERIENCING MAJOR DIVISION AND CONFRONTATION AMONG THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY. IT IS APPARENT THAT LEADERSHIP IS AGAIN THE CAUSE OF OUR DIVISION AND CONFLICT.
I RAISE THE QUESTION TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHY OUR SOCIETY CONTINUES TO INITIATE ACTIONS THAT ARE RAPIDLY DESTROYING THE NATURAL WORLD WE REQUIRE FOR FUTURE LIFE. MOST PEOPLE I TALK TO ARE CONCERNED AND WANT TO SUPPORT FUTURE LIFE ON EARTH, BUT FEW ARE INTERESTED OR WILLING TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS ESSENTIAL TO PROLONG FUTURE LIFE! WE ARE CONSTANTLY BEING ALERTED TO THE DAMAGE BEING DONE TO THE NATURAL WORLD BY CHANGING CLIMATE CONDITIONS, RISING CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS IN OUR ATMOSPHERE AND RISING SEA LEVELS. THE CAUSE OF THESE CHANGES IS DUE TO POPULATION EXPANSION AND DEFORESTATION, WHICH ARE THE TWO MOST CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES MANKIND HAS EVER FACED.
THERE IS NO QUESTION, OUR EXCESSIVE DEMANDS FOR ENERGY AND RESOURCES HAVE HAD A VIOLENT IMPACT UPON THE REMAINING NATURAL WORLD. THERE IS ALSO NO QUESTION THAT OUR DEMANDS HAVE CARRIED US TO THE EDGE OF THE CARRYING-CAPACITY OF PLANET EARTH! THINGS MUST CHANGE!
ALTHOUGH THE HISTORY OF MANKIND IS FULL OF VIOLENT ACTIONS, I BELIEVE VIOLENCE HAS INCREASED AS OUR WORLD POPULATION HAS EXPANDED, AND RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE PREVALENT TODAY. SOCIETY HAS CHANGED FROM THE DAYS WHEN WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE ISSUES AND COMPLETE MAJOR PROJECTS, WAS COMMON. TODAY, WE ARE FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUALISM. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW TO ACHIEVE OUR FAIR SHARE, PROTECT OUR CURRENT LIFE STYLE, PROTECT OUR FAMILY AND MAKE SURE NO ONE INFRINGES ON OUR RIGHTS. TODAY, OVER EIGHTY PERCENT OF OUR POPULATION ARE URBAN DWELLERS WHO RELY ON THE FEW REMAINING RURAL WORKER TO SUPPLY OUR FOOD, ENERGY AND OTHER RESOURCES. WE HAVE LOST OUR APPRECIATION AND SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATURAL WORLD?
COMPETITION AND INDIVIDUALISM HAS RESULTED IN EXPANDING OUR VIOLENT ACTIONS ON THE NATURAL WORLD, AND IS DRIVING US EVER CLOSER TO THE PRECIPICE OF THE LIMITED CARRYING-CAPACITY OF EARTH. I AM CONVINCED, THAT THE VIOLENT NATURE OF MANKIND HAS INTENSIFIED WITH THE INCREASED WORLD POPULATION AND THE URBANIZATION OF OUR WORLD POPULATION. THESE TWO SITUATIONS HAVE INCREASED COMPETITION FOR ENERGY AND RESOURCES AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE, AS THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES CONTINUE TO SHRINK.
THE DEMISE OF THE EASTER ISLAND CIVILIZATION, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES WHAT MANKIND WILL EXPERIENCE WHEN THE NATURAL WORLD EXCEEDS ITS LIMITED CARRYING-CAPACITY FOR REQUIRED RESOURCES. CONFLICT BETWEEN THE HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS WILL BECAME EXTREMELY VIOLENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE HAVES GENERALLY OUT-LIVE THE HAVE-NOTS BUT SUFFER LONGER BEFORE EXTINCTION. EASTER ISLAND WAS A REAL-LIFE EXAMPLE OF THE COLLAPSE AND FAILURE OF AN ENTIRE CIVILIZATION. ACCEPTANCE OF REALITY AND A WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER IS THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE INEVITABLE FUTURE FOR MANKIND. WHEN NATURE CAN NO LONGER PROVIDE THE ELEMENTS THAT SUPPORT LIFE, MANKIND WILL BE THE FIRST TO SUFFER AND BECOME EXTINCT!
CERTAINLY, WE ARE SMART ENOUGH TO SEE THE CHANGING CONDITIONS IN THE NATURAL WORLD BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! FOCUSING OUR MANAGEMENT SKILLS ON THE HEALTH AND DIVERSITY OF OUR REMAINING FOREST LANDS MUST BE GIVEN TOP PRIORITY. THIS MEANS INTENSIFYING MANAGEMENT OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, FOLLOWING NATURES WAY. MOST OF THE REQUIRED CHANGES CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE ACTION BY THE CONGRESS. LEADERSHIP HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL LAWS. AN UNDERSTANDING OF ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND HUMANITY’S CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD ARE ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESSFUL ADJUSTMENTS. COMBINING OUR SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE WITH THE TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE'S OF OUR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CAN PROVIDE REALISTIC AND RATIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR REVISIONS TO FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF OUR INVALUABLE FORESTED LANDS. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND DIVERSITY, NOT WHAT WE CAN TAKE FROM THE FOREST COMMUNITIES! LEARNING TO LIVE IN BALANCE WITH NATURE IS MANDATORY.
MANY PEOPLE TODAY ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER MANKIND IS INHERENTLY VIOLENT OR ARE OUR VIOLENT WAYS A LEARNED BEHAVIOR? IT IS A DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER, AS THERE SEEMS TO BE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT BOTH CONCLUSIONS. IF ONE REVIEWS HISTORY, WARS AMONG THE HUMAN SPECIES, APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE. OUR HISTORY BOOKS ARE FULL OF WARRING EFFORTS TO CONTROL LAND, PEOPLE, RESOURCES AND POWER. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE GENERAL CITIZENS OF MOST PAST CIVILIZATIONS HAVE ENCOURAGED PEACEFUL RELATIONS, AND PARTICIPATED IN WARS ONLY WHEN FORCED TO BY LEADERSHIP. WE ARE EXPERIENCING MAJOR DIVISION AND CONFRONTATION AMONG THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY. IT IS APPARENT THAT LEADERSHIP IS AGAIN THE CAUSE OF OUR DIVISION AND CONFLICT.
I RAISE THE QUESTION TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHY OUR SOCIETY CONTINUES TO INITIATE ACTIONS THAT ARE RAPIDLY DESTROYING THE NATURAL WORLD WE REQUIRE FOR FUTURE LIFE. MOST PEOPLE I TALK TO ARE CONCERNED AND WANT TO SUPPORT FUTURE LIFE ON EARTH, BUT FEW ARE INTERESTED OR WILLING TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS ESSENTIAL TO PROLONG FUTURE LIFE! WE ARE CONSTANTLY BEING ALERTED TO THE DAMAGE BEING DONE TO THE NATURAL WORLD BY CHANGING CLIMATE CONDITIONS, RISING CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS IN OUR ATMOSPHERE AND RISING SEA LEVELS. THE CAUSE OF THESE CHANGES IS DUE TO POPULATION EXPANSION AND DEFORESTATION, WHICH ARE THE TWO MOST CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES MANKIND HAS EVER FACED.
THERE IS NO QUESTION, OUR EXCESSIVE DEMANDS FOR ENERGY AND RESOURCES HAVE HAD A VIOLENT IMPACT UPON THE REMAINING NATURAL WORLD. THERE IS ALSO NO QUESTION THAT OUR DEMANDS HAVE CARRIED US TO THE EDGE OF THE CARRYING-CAPACITY OF PLANET EARTH! THINGS MUST CHANGE!
ALTHOUGH THE HISTORY OF MANKIND IS FULL OF VIOLENT ACTIONS, I BELIEVE VIOLENCE HAS INCREASED AS OUR WORLD POPULATION HAS EXPANDED, AND RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE PREVALENT TODAY. SOCIETY HAS CHANGED FROM THE DAYS WHEN WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE ISSUES AND COMPLETE MAJOR PROJECTS, WAS COMMON. TODAY, WE ARE FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUALISM. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW TO ACHIEVE OUR FAIR SHARE, PROTECT OUR CURRENT LIFE STYLE, PROTECT OUR FAMILY AND MAKE SURE NO ONE INFRINGES ON OUR RIGHTS. TODAY, OVER EIGHTY PERCENT OF OUR POPULATION ARE URBAN DWELLERS WHO RELY ON THE FEW REMAINING RURAL WORKER TO SUPPLY OUR FOOD, ENERGY AND OTHER RESOURCES. WE HAVE LOST OUR APPRECIATION AND SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATURAL WORLD?
COMPETITION AND INDIVIDUALISM HAS RESULTED IN EXPANDING OUR VIOLENT ACTIONS ON THE NATURAL WORLD, AND IS DRIVING US EVER CLOSER TO THE PRECIPICE OF THE LIMITED CARRYING-CAPACITY OF EARTH. I AM CONVINCED, THAT THE VIOLENT NATURE OF MANKIND HAS INTENSIFIED WITH THE INCREASED WORLD POPULATION AND THE URBANIZATION OF OUR WORLD POPULATION. THESE TWO SITUATIONS HAVE INCREASED COMPETITION FOR ENERGY AND RESOURCES AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE, AS THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES CONTINUE TO SHRINK.
THE DEMISE OF THE EASTER ISLAND CIVILIZATION, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES WHAT MANKIND WILL EXPERIENCE WHEN THE NATURAL WORLD EXCEEDS ITS LIMITED CARRYING-CAPACITY FOR REQUIRED RESOURCES. CONFLICT BETWEEN THE HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS WILL BECAME EXTREMELY VIOLENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE HAVES GENERALLY OUT-LIVE THE HAVE-NOTS BUT SUFFER LONGER BEFORE EXTINCTION. EASTER ISLAND WAS A REAL-LIFE EXAMPLE OF THE COLLAPSE AND FAILURE OF AN ENTIRE CIVILIZATION. ACCEPTANCE OF REALITY AND A WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER IS THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE INEVITABLE FUTURE FOR MANKIND. WHEN NATURE CAN NO LONGER PROVIDE THE ELEMENTS THAT SUPPORT LIFE, MANKIND WILL BE THE FIRST TO SUFFER AND BECOME EXTINCT!
CERTAINLY, WE ARE SMART ENOUGH TO SEE THE CHANGING CONDITIONS IN THE NATURAL WORLD BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! FOCUSING OUR MANAGEMENT SKILLS ON THE HEALTH AND DIVERSITY OF OUR REMAINING FOREST LANDS MUST BE GIVEN TOP PRIORITY. THIS MEANS INTENSIFYING MANAGEMENT OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, FOLLOWING NATURES WAY. MOST OF THE REQUIRED CHANGES CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE ACTION BY THE CONGRESS. LEADERSHIP HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL LAWS. AN UNDERSTANDING OF ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND HUMANITY’S CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD ARE ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESSFUL ADJUSTMENTS. COMBINING OUR SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE WITH THE TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE'S OF OUR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CAN PROVIDE REALISTIC AND RATIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR REVISIONS TO FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF OUR INVALUABLE FORESTED LANDS. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND DIVERSITY, NOT WHAT WE CAN TAKE FROM THE FOREST COMMUNITIES! LEARNING TO LIVE IN BALANCE WITH NATURE IS MANDATORY.
