As of today, seven billion humans inhabit the earth. That's almost 122 people per each square mile of earth's land mass! Humans, like the growing number of snow buntings leading us down the early morning country road are growing swiftly in numbers.
This fact takes me back. It makes me realize how finite of a planet we live on. It reminds me that everyone, starting in our small community of the shore of Lake Superior, needs to be responsible and sustainable in our consumption and management of earth's resources.
The thought of seven billion people on earth leads me to reflect on the resources that I consume. After all, my project continues. I'm clearing and burning balsam fir. I spend my early evenings racing sunset by splitting birch firewood and hauling water from the well. There was a beautiful wolf on the Gunflint Trail this afternoon. Rifle season on deer opens this weekend. We have meat, fish and berries in the freezer. I drive to town everyday for work.
In my opinion, every human on this planet has to honestly reflect on how they live. Everyone needs to do what they can do to live as sustainable as possible. It's the only way that the burgeoning human population is going to thrive on this finite earth.
7,000,000,000 people and 1 rock: the numbers say it all in this one...
Thanks for the great thought provoking words on this Friday morning. I'll do what I can- and can only hope that others follow suit.
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