Friday, March 2, 2007
Think and Do # 12 -From Uncertainty
Plainly nobody will be afraid who believes nothing can happen to him…
Fear is felt by those who believe something is likely to happen to them…
People do not believe this when they are, or think they are in the midst of great
prosperity, and are in consequence insolent, contemptuous and reckless…
But if they are to feel the anguish of uncertainty, there must be some faint
expectation of escape.
Aristotle (385-322 B. C.), Rhetoric 1382b29
You don’t study climate change long before reaching your first conclusion; correcting it is an immense undertaking. Nothing we’ve faced yet compares with this problem’s scope. It’s consequence harkens to that of “nuclear winter”, and at least cockroaches could survive that catastrophe.
Still, our signature amongst all creatures is writ to rise against all perils and to prevail. We will do it again, and it will be big. Spiritually we’ll honor God by showing that we can take care of the great garden given to us all. Technically, we’ll demonstrate our skill in monitoring and correcting the planetary impacts we impart. We will sacrifice where it’s needed and, in so doing, become the proud partners in saving a world unrivalled by any once again.
So, how about getting up and cutting out the lights left burning around the place will you?
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