I mean, to be fair, the water isn't just for my lawn it's because it's really hot and I want to run through it. But then I think how disgusting it is that I have enough water to run through while so many others don't have enough to sip.
But then I realized that humans have been manipulating water for ages. With bridges and dams and hoovers and canals we've disrupted the flow of the Earth. And why are humans the only species who deserve water? Why should I feel bad about giving a little extra to the organisms on my lawn?
Not that the plight of droughting and starving lands isn't heart-wrenching and disrupting, and not that American lifestyles aren't, for the most part, disgustingly gluttenous, but I don't think I should feel bad about letting my sprinkler run. Ask around, and you'll probably find it sort of hard to gather that response from others who have recently read The Poisonwood Bible.
But I don't think the most important lesson from that book is the plight of Africa - it's the resilience of Africa.
Life goes on, and it will even when the last human dies, even after the end of the world.
Think about that for a second. All those end of the world theories...they're kind of important in a way. Without them, I for one would never pay attention to the words "end of the world". It's not like anyone is capable of imagining it either way, because to us "the end of the world" is the end to existence, life, everything. But actually, depending on how galactic the event is that causes human extinction (volcano vs galaxy collision or some shit), life will go on. Actually, regardless of how galactic the event is, life will go on, but it depends whether life continues on Earth or not.
But it's just weird to think about...think of all the history, culture, information, language and biodiversity we have here. One day it's all going to be wiped out. Not only no more buildings and cars and TV shows, but no more mountains, ocean, or cockroaches. Seriously. Even cockroaches will die when Earth dies. Everyone knows that already, but a lot of people don't realize that the rest of the universe still chugs along merrily without us, even as one of the most intelligent and well developed ecosystems ever DIES, other worlds keep existing.
Creepy huh?
