Corona Virus has brought into stark contrast the reality of life on our planet and the illusion we have that we are in charge. It appears we are not in control of the planet, our environment or the universe. What we can control is ourselves: our behaviour, thinking and our attitude toward the planet. The origins of our own self-deception dates back to our primitive survival instincts.
Back then the environment challenged our ancestors’ ability to overcome invasions, pestilence, disease and starvation. Man is a resilient species and probably will survive future challenges. The problem is, in our effort to control, conquer and progress, we forget that we are not in charge. We have deceived ourselves into thinking that we can do anything with little or no accountability. We have to change our thinking if we hope to overcome the setbacks created by our own delusion.
Depicted in the visual of a boot on the neck of George Floyd cutting off the life-giving oxygen needed to breathe. Is Covid putting the boot to humanity’s neck, cutting off our supply of oxygen to get our attention? What of the visuals of overcrowded hospitals running out of oxygen for COVID-19 patients. Or the sea-life dying from pollution and unable to produce the very oxygen humanity needs to breathe! The visual of the depleted rain-forests cut down for our needs, no longer supplying oxygen to the very hand wielding the axe.
It strikes me as strange that we cannot do simple maths to work this out? Are we bent on mindless destruction for the sake of destroying? What will it take to learn this most vital lesson, that we are the greatest threat to our future and that we have to learn to live with viruses? It all depends on the level of our concern and respect for all life on the planet.
