Hey everyone!
It looks like it has been a while since this thread has been added to, but I need to tantrum a while......
I look at the rainforests being decimated by illegal (or at least illicit) logging and slash-and-burn for farming land and I can't decide - cry or scream???
I know this is REALLY selfish, but I wonder the amount of undiscovered orchids that are now gone forever, after having taken million of years to evolve into their present (now past) form.....and I have to admit - I wonder how many I would have had success with in my home.
This is not a political post and I do not wish to start such, but it is something that will affect everyone of us, regardless of our political or apolitical beliefs. What if one of those orc's or another plant or animal could cure AIDS, cure cancer, relieve the suffering of depression once and for all? Or what if they were totally useless for medical needs, but just ornamental and now will never give someone that thrill-chill that I have had when I find an unknown, but intriguing bloom?
My father once blasted me for expressing such a sentiment (this was in the '80's); he stated that if it came between a pretty plant and feeding his family he would choose the food source every time. I can relate to what he was saying, but I would give a good fee to someone for leading me on a tour of such areas to see those "pretty plants". Eco-tourism has proven to provide a sustainable way of life for many in the world, rather than a short-term farm plot, as agriculturalists will tell you that rainforest land is very shallow in it's nutrients and in a few years time you have to burn more forest to have fertile ground to plant in.
I see the pics in magazine and on the news about the massive acreage that is going up in flames and "tantrum" does not begin to describe my feelings.
What it the answer? I wish I knew. But this is a post about frustration and topics that bring out the rage in us, and this is one of the most disheartening realities I know of.
Well, that is just a drop in the bucket for my anger over this, but it does help to share some....or I hope it will.
Thanks for reading, hope someone has a workable solution for the world in general.
Bye for now.
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