It is so painful to watch this…
Doesnt it break your heart ??
In this post i will attempt to write down the problem with present day thinking :-
a.
Problem thinking :- is that people tend to commoditize everything.
At this rate people will commoditize their mothers and fathers too ??
After all do we really need a mother and father when all a scientist needs to do is to fuse a sperm and egg and incubate… ???
Then what value are our parents for example if they are reduced to only life forms ??
Dont they nourish / nurture and care for us ?
Thats what makes them parents…
Air and water - which are basic ingredients for life to exist - are being commoditized to an uncomfortable extent.
Comparing clean air to Oil from the Middle East is an unsuitable example - in my opinion.
One needs to think deeper.
There are 2 completely different set of natural resources.
One set of resources nurtures life while the other is an acquired habit - Oil.
When the oil is not available anymore - there will be other forms of energy to see us through.
But thats not the case if we destroy - knowingly - large forest areas like the rain Forest in S America.
Today our cars carry a fuel tank to store fuel - do you want to live with an oxygen can strapped to you r back ? since oxygen can be generated and supplied seemingly at will ?
b.
Problem thinking - The Rain forest belongs to Brazil.
Remember that the life sustaining assets provided by earth only pass thru Brazil ( for example ).
Similar logic applies to the Himalayan Glaciers.
These 2 examples ( few more can be added ) belong to mankind and it is the obligation of the country which hosts these immense natural assets to nurture it for the future.
Therefore the Brazilian people ( like other people who live in forested areas ) have a responsibility to use the forest for their need and not for their greed.
b.
Problem thinking - No value for other life forms…
How about the animals and birds and insects on the Amazon ?
How about the mammoth trees that feed oxygen to the planet ?
How about local tribes ??
Dont they have a right to live ?
Or is the right to live also being commercialized to soybean farmers and cattle ranchers…
Remember if you smoke extensively - a Cancer will give you deliverance.
I am afraid the Earth will contract the cancers of pollution and these will be ir-reversible.
There are many things which Mankind does not fully understand.
c.
Problem thinking - its their problem - not mine
Very soon when the neighbors fire starts singeing your doorstep - you will realize it was a mistake to not persuade ( force ) the neighbor to put out the deliberate fire.
d. Problem thinking - the fires can be controlled
I am afraid - not.
From what i read in the papers these cannot be controlled or brought to a stop. The logistics are too heavy for Brazil and i fear they will be helpless - even if they want to do something about it.
e. Problem thinking - The pot calling the kettle black
In other words - any call by the G7 nations will be met with resistance in Brazil.
The G7 nations - many f them - have destroyed their own natural assets to get to where they are and they expect Brazil to not exploit the resources that passes thru their geography ?
Which is why - the UN is a better bet IMO than the USA or EU or BRICS for example…
Commoditizing a priceless asset is not the answer.
f.
Problem thinking - Soy and cattle meat will ensure prosperity for Brazil
Already there appears to be a tilt towards more sustainable form of diet.
I wonder if the Brazilian president is really convinced that this is a economically un-sustainable proposition.
regards