It’s an interesting look at the systems that make up the human body, how they interact with one another and how those systems can be disrupted by outside forces.  In the case of our bodies, those outside forces are the foods we eat, water we drink, chemicals we’re exposed to, etc.  It got me to thinking about how much our systems are like our planet’s systems.

For example it’s a fairly complex system and interrelationships of systems that produce the oxygen we need to survive.  Our bodies and the Earth are designed with systems that we use to heal ourselves.  The earth, like our bodies will gradually lose the ability to heal itself if exposed to more harmful substances then its systems handle.   Any system if exposed to enough harmful substances will begin to weaken and ultimately fail.  When the systems in our bodies weaken and don’t perform as designed they can turn on us becoming our worst health problems.

The same thing can be said with our earth, it has multiple systems many of which it can use to heal itself.  And when earth’s systems weaken they too can wreck havoc on the earth and its inhabitants.   Our oceans have the capability to scrub CO2 from our atmosphere but there is a limit to the amount of CO2 the ocean can absorb.  Our rain forests and plants use CO2 for their survival and in turn provide us with oxygen, we are experiencing less oxygen in our atmosphere due to vast areas of rain forests being cleared farm land.  Like the systems in our bodies, earth’s systems are also interrelated.  If one system begins to fail or can’t handle all the problems placed upon it, other systems are affected.  When systems as big as the earth are changed the affects can be catastrophic for humans.  If enough systems begin to fail the host dies.  We are just a small part of our planet’s systems but our influence on earth’s systems is growing.

We have come to a point in our history that the decisions and actions of humankind are having a huge impact the health of our planet.  Our decisions and the way we live is going to have an impact on future of humans.   The question is…will it be for good?  Like some diseases that grow slowly in our bodies, our actions may take thousands of years before the full impact on our environment is known.

I believe that it’s not hopeless, we can do things that will have a positive impact on earth’s systems and   I believe the most positive thing we can do, is for manufacturers to design products and packaging to be “Cradle to Cradle.”  Cradle to cradle products are environmentally friendly, can be reused, can be recycled and when the life of the product is over, it can be returned to the earth as a harmless substance.

WE need to commit to leaving the earth a better place then we found it…a good motto to live by.

Max
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