Sept. 2, 2007

I sit on the eve of a new beginning. Tomorrow, I take my first natural step down the path to sustainability. I’ve been waiting on this event for months, and now that it approaches, I feel a strong sense of responsibility kicking in.

Am I really to believe that I will be a leader in establishing this new paradigm?? With so many problems being thrown in my face, how am I able to remain optimistic that humanity will overcome these obstacles?? I suppose that it’s encouraging to believe that no matter what evils our races have (will) wrought upon this planet, nature will endure. There have been numerous mass extinctions in the past, and life has lived. This one will be no different.
How egotistical for us to speak of ‘saving’ the planet. It was never ours to capture and it is not ours to rescue. Our duty is to our children and their children, to bestow upon them the blessing of a plentiful and beautiful planet that we were lucky enough to borrow from them.

How silly and insignificant is currency and money when viewed from the planet’s geologic perspective?? And yet that is what I’ve decided to dedicate my career towards. Since we have come to view financial gain as the end (instead of the means) of a successful existence, why not utilize this greed to further the goals of a sustainable society? If self-interest has allowed us to disperse throughout the planet and develop preposterous technologies, why not use it to reverse the damage and create a restorative economy?