Island Civilization summary/response

Wilderness means self-willed land.  It was here before we were even created and we are meant to take care of our land, which was a gift from God.  Humans cannot exist without the resources that our earth provides therefore we should protect it.  We cannot forget that we are sharing this earth with thirty million other species and all of us are interdependent upon one other for survival.  Humans have a larger responsibility than all the other species because we have the largest potential to hurt or help our environment.  The island civilization method basically is a means of keeping the human presence away from the wilderness, not the other way around.  It seems like we are currently trying to keep the wild from infringing on human society, but we should be more concerned about our human nature disrupting the other inhabitants of this earth. 

            In order to create this island civilization, we are to put the earth first.  Most people think that the biggest reason the earth’s timeline is shortened is due to the amount of resources we are extracting.  What people do not realize is that these resources will disappear whether we use them or not.  The biggest thing we need to concern ourselves with is not wasting this earth-bound energy.  So much of today’s resources are used on making previous inventions better, which is getting us nowhere in terms of protecting the environment.  We need to use our intellect and resources toward creating something that has never been done.  Going into a new millennium, we should be looking for this new advancement and use it to increase the longevity of this earth. 

            Presently, technology is creating a lot of problems because people are not using it in the way it was intended.  The way we are doing this is by abusing the power of technology.  Cars are a necessity in today’s society, but do we have to drive our car a mile away to a friends’ house?  Biking that distance is doing the earth some good (lowering carbon emissions) and it is doing you personally some good (creating a healthier heart, thus improving life expectancy).  Another scenario is abusing the power of running water, or more specifically, hot running water.  If everyone took steaming, thirty-minute showers everyday then the natural gas that is being used to heat that water is being taken advantage of.

            Scientists are currently concerning themselves with the habitat fragmentation of species due to evolution taking place, but they have not once thought about letting nature run it’s course and isolating civilization.  We think of the earth being our planet, but we are the sole reason the ozone is depleting.  Maybe it is time we turn the tables and delegate the responsibility of protecting this earth to the free-willed inhabitants, or wild ones. 

            We were like aliens coming to this planet from a distant galaxy; a galaxy that revolved around innovation and change.  How could we come and disrupt the wild nature of the earth and not expect any negative outcomes?  If we want to save the earth, we need to think of the environment before we worry about our own needs.  The environment was here before we were, so we need to preserve what is also vital to our existence.