| Our Earth, like a mere grain of sand within a | | | | All of this and more my friends has already |
| desert of stars and yet, it hangs there in the | | | | commenced and it may well be that we, the |
| vastness of space amidst of a dark void of | | | | population of our world, are already too late! This |
| uncertainty. It has evolved through countless | | | | is not a prophecy that the end is nigh or anything |
| millennium to become what we have made it and | | | | so dramatic. It is simply a short article to point |
| what it is today. A fragile and mesmerizing globe | | | | out some of the things we should maybe be |
| that has provided us with shelter, with resources | | | | concentrating on with regard to global warming |
| and with inspirations of continually developing it to | | | | issues. We actually do have the technology that |
| what has now become an extreme. | | | | could start a reversal of this global issue but |
| As though suddenly, like children who have been | | | | unfortunately it would be very expensive to set it |
| chastised continually for repeating their | | | | up all over the world, especially when that money |
| misdemeanours and have now decided to listen, | | | | is needed to explore for additional natural |
| we have been subjected to an onslaught of | | | | resources in areas where ice used to reign and |
| documentaries and media brainwashing wherein | | | | even more money is needed to fund distant wars |
| we have now become aware of our overall | | | | caused by terrorists. So basically, we march on |
| environmental fragility. Like a well-trained regiment | | | | regardless in the hope that the really genuine and |
| of ants, the majority of us loyally deposit our | | | | concerned people like David Suzuki will find a way |
| plastic bottles and huge collections of flyers and | | | | to save our planet. This is not going to happen |
| newspapers into the blue bins provided for us by | | | | and we should know that. Yes, efforts are being |
| the municipality. This is all good and well but it | | | | made and new things are being tried, but are |
| does little to stop or help our real issues like global | | | | they being tried too late to really make any |
| warming. It is blatantly obvious to even the more | | | | noticeable difference for us all? |
| sceptical among us that weather patters are | | | | The clouds of time continue to gather in our skies |
| rapidly changing all over our planet. Locations | | | | and the sun shines more randomly that before. |
| where they have never had snow are now | | | | Rain comes more regularly and heavier than |
| getting snow and other places are suffering from | | | | before and rivers burst their banks where they |
| regular unprecedented storms, flooding, drought | | | | never did before. Winter temperatures now vary |
| and even tsunamis that can wipe out countless | | | | from one extreme to another and in places |
| homes and lives without warning. | | | | where constants were previously predictable. Our |
| The polar ice caps are melting and our sea levels | | | | World is in the midst of climatic change and it is |
| continue to rise and still, the main course of action | | | | becoming very apparent in more and more |
| on this front is to decide who will have the rights | | | | locations across the globe. Now, to add further |
| to any mineral and resource deposits that are | | | | depressive thoughts to all of this, we have also |
| now becoming accessible because of the melting | | | | plunged ourselves into the midst of worldwide |
| ice. Mankind seems to realize the inevitable result | | | | economic recession and this too could continue to |
| of increasing global warming, but continues to | | | | change, perhaps into worldwide depression. |
| prefer to try cashing in on previously unobtainable | | | | Historically speaking, it would appear that one of |
| resources, perhaps thinking that all the extra | | | | mankind's solutions in times of great depression is |
| money will be good to have when our planet dies. | | | | simply to start a war and I am sure that would |
| Contrary to popular belief, if global warming | | | | be all we need to really brighten up our already |
| continues to increase with each year, it will | | | | dismal day. |
| increase by larger amounts each year like a rolling | | | | So, where do we go from here? Well my friends, |
| snowball effect. The end result is that we will not | | | | we must march onward and upward and walk in |
| burn up, as many people seem to think. What it | | | | the hope that those who are empowered to |
| will eventually to is throw our planet into the start | | | | make the decisions are equally aware that the |
| of another ice age and if it come to that stage, | | | | sands of time are starting to run out for us. The |
| then the rapidity of an ice age taking over the | | | | egg timer for our World needs turned over to art |
| world will be way beyond the average imagination. | | | | again...and it need to be turned fast! |
| Similar to the dramatic movie called The Day | | | | In the meantime, the Sun shall continue to rise |
| After Tomorrow, our world will be plunged into | | | | each morning and the birds shall continue to sing. |
| darkness with very thick cloud cover obliterating | | | | Each one of us will go about our daily routines as |
| any chance of sunlight. Temperatures will plummet | | | | always, not forgetting to place our plastic bottles |
| and huge snowflakes will start to fall almost | | | | in that blue bin. For you and for me, for our |
| endlessly causing accumulation that we cannot | | | | children and for their children, something profound |
| keep up with by way of clearing it. In this type of | | | | and dramatic has be implemented very soon and |
| situation, our average single family two story | | | | then and only then, we may just find that we still |
| homes will be completely buried by snow in two | | | | have a chance because we do have the |
| days and then, the snow will continue on and on | | | | technology to stop that inevitable day after |
| thereafter. Not a pleasant picture to envisage | | | | tomorrow from coming. |
| even for the avid winter sport enthusiasts among | | | | The answer is there right now and it will not be |
| us. | | | | found in the blue bin! |