We are all part of
the environment and what we do to the
environment, we do to ourselves. The world we
inhabit is a beautifully balanced system of
profound and complex interactions among all its
organisms. The impact each organism has is
necessary for this planetary system to work.
Unfortunately, humankind has developed
lifestyles and industrial processes that disrupt
this self-sustaining balance. Our objective must
be to minimize our disruptive lifestyles and
industrial processes that threaten the
sustainability of nature's cycles.
Each individual can make a difference in helping
to restore and maintain a balanced world. The
choices we make everyday regarding the food we
eat, how much water and energy we consume, the
types of cleaning products we use, the kind of
car (and how often) we drive, all can have a
positive or negative impact on the earth. And
perhaps the most important lesson we can learn
is that "as goes the earth's health, so goes
ours."
Efforts to clean up our air and water,
preserve our non-renewable resources, and stop
endangering plant and animal species, will
ultimately lead to happier, healthier humankind
living in partnership with the earth:
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