We are veiled and intertwined in life with death. That which encloses and wraps our bodies is no longer living tissue. The outer layer of our skin is dead. We prize the look of our hair to attract others and bring them near. Yet it is not living tissue. We consume plants and animals after we take their lives. It is easy to see we are surrounded by death. Perhaps this is the reason why we accept it so readily.
The tiny planet which has given us life is but an oasis in space. We as a species desire to search the rest of the heavens for other life. Why search for what is already here. The biosphere is so diverse it boggles the mind. Life can exist in the coldest of cold. It exists in heat that would burn our own skin away. The lands and oceans of our planet are all we have. It is all that life has for millions of miles in any direction except where we call home.
Our greed for profit and more of more for we know not what, but feel we must have is consuming the planet. Other beings have lost their habitats as we continue to encroach upon their world on land and sea. We have become like locusts consuming anything in our path. We must find balance back in our lives. We must learn to respect other beings that share this planet with us.
Extinction has visited Earth many times in it's past. I've read that 99% of all species on this planet have become extinct. Scientists have numbered many as extinction level periods. We are currently in an extinction level event. We all must save what we can in our protection of life around us. Give back the lands and waters. Give back the habitat they use to call home. Death will come to us all, but why rush into what we know will come. Enjoy life's journey. Let other beings enjoy life's journey. Give them the same chance we all desire. The chance at life.
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