Quote Originally Posted by CityBoyGoneCountry
Lightning starts a forest fire. Thousands of acres are burned to the ground. Many animals are killed or displaced. In the short term this seems like a bad thing. But in the long term we see the good it actually accomplished. The ground is now replenished and the forest regrows healthier for it.

Maybe human beings are a natural disaster that looks bad at first, but later on we will see the good they have done, whether they meant it to turn out that way or not.
You've been away from the country for too long...


Lightning bolts don't cause fires every day, but every day more deforestation occurs. Yes, similar destruction is evident in nature, but we use resources at a much faster rate. This isn't philosophical "the world we be alright in the end so I don't have to deal with it" situation, the fact is that we use more resources than the earth can replenish, and that's something we need to focus on changing.