Wendell’s devotion to farming shows clearly through his essay. He talks about how everything is connected by energy, especially in farming. This reminds me of the movie The Lion King; when Simba’s dad explains to Simba how the circle of life works. Even though Lion did it so simply, that idea still holds true in our lives. “We give into other life” is Berry’s way of showing how we are as matter connected to each other. For example, one has to die in order for the soil to exist, and one can’t live without the soil. Wendell also mentions, “Without proper care for soil we can have no life”. It’s all in our hands to care for our Earth.
It seems like when people live in the present, they are too busy to think about the negative effects on the future. One might say, “I’m fine NOW”, but it doesn’t mean your grandchildren will be just as fine as you are. Everything we do can change the world in little ways. For example, when you throw away all your carton boxes in the trash instead of putting them in recycling, you also throw away a chance for those materials to be renewed and used again. Thus, as Wendell says, when energy is used in a way that is useful to us only once, the earth becomes contaminated with pollutants. So what I think he’s trying to tell us is to remember what’s more important, the luxury of machinery which produce infinite amounts of energy, or the quality of our lives and being spiritually fulfilled.
It seems like when people live in the present, they are too busy to think about the negative effects on the future. One might say, “I’m fine NOW”, but it doesn’t mean your grandchildren will be just as fine as you are. Everything we do can change the world in little ways. For example, when you throw away all your carton boxes in the trash instead of putting them in recycling, you also throw away a chance for those materials to be renewed and used again. Thus, as Wendell says, when energy is used in a way that is useful to us only once, the earth becomes contaminated with pollutants. So what I think he’s trying to tell us is to remember what’s more important, the luxury of machinery which produce infinite amounts of energy, or the quality of our lives and being spiritually fulfilled.
That is true. However, have you ever thought of the possibility that after people or animals die, their souls could be reincarnated into the next generation or two, just like the cardboard that you were talking about. I remember the story that one of my high school teachers told me that the Yupiks remove the bladder of the animals that they kill, and place them into the sea, so it can possibly be reincarnated into another animal.
ReplyDeleteI think thats bull. How can you prove that?
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