One of my favorite quotes of all time is from the book, Jurassic Park, it is Malcolm speaking to Gennaro, "Life breaks free. Life expands to new territories. Painfully, perhaps even dangerously. But life finds a way" (p. 160).
Recently I was at a convention on Navy Pier in Chicago. Entertainment was offered on the roof of the pier, so we all went up to see the action. Seeing the view from this perspective is magnificent, and while my eyes were taking a long drink of Chicago skyline, I was able to capture this photo.
See the bird?
It occurred to me that although I was surrounded by a concrete jungle, life and nature was still there, just like the Jurassic Park quote.
Seeing the bird was a clear reminder that nature is always there and we are responsible for it. Of course, nature does find a way, but it often has to fight against humanity's efforts to poison the earth. We use lawn chemicals which are harming our water aquifers (and our water source) and insecticides which are harming our bee population (and our food source). We do our best to produce retail products made of chemicals, then simply throw them out when we are done with them instead of reusing and recycling earth's precious resources.
Next time you see a bit of nature hanging on in middle of a concrete jungle, let it remind you not to waste, not to poison, and best yet - to educate your family and friends on the idea that doing good for the earth is actually doing good for humanity.
Filed under: Green Family
I LOVE your blog!! What a great pic!!
Thanks Jen Jen - it's the message that's important. Glad you like my photo. :-)
Shawna