Climate Change...Is It Our Problem?

    Imagine a world without your furry little pal...you probably cannot.

This is just a small example of something that may not exist if the climate crisis gets out of hand quickly. We can talk on a small scale, but in reality the biggest consequences of climate change, is not only our own lives, but the planet's life too. We cannot survive without the earth, it is our home, it allows us to breathe, it allows us to own a furry little pal, it even allows us to learn about climate change. Yet, us humans are destroying it through anthropogenic actions. I enjoyed Caney's piece, "Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change". I enjoyed its realistic aspects and its direct ability to be as upfront and truthful about the way that humans are in need of a major change if we are going to protect the planet for the future. 

So, who has the duty to protect future generations from the current situation that we are in?

Short and simple, it is ALL of our duties to protect the earth, since we are the ones inhabiting it currently. 

We cannot blame anyone for our actions, especially since we are the ones who caused it. Yes, the world has been through its rough times with war, famine, and despotism, but never has the earth been such in danger to the point where all those other rough patches would not even matter. There is nothing worse than the earth not even existing...although this seems self explanatory, many people either reject the fact or do not understand that if there is no more earth, then there will be an end to EVERYTHING. 

Again, another dramatic picture, but this very well could be the future. No one knows, we only have predictions/estimates, but why risk it? Would you risk rejecting the truth to better one's appearance? 

The issue with today's world, is that no one likes to take blame for anything. We live in a very irrational world, where facts do not matter and being selfish is a common ideology. 

So, yes we ALL have the duty to protect future generations from the adverse effects of climate change. If we do not take the duty/responsibility, then who will? It is a very simple question and answer. First off, we caused much of the climate change so it has to be our duty and secondly, there is no one who can help us with the climate crisis, but ourselves. 

This diagram was never a thing/ thought of 10-15 years ago. There has been a recent surge in climate change awareness, because the severity has ramped up quickly. The duty is placed on the people currently living on earth, "We the people" are the only hope to changing what we have created. We have created our own demons, thus we need to reverse them. The first step is to acknowledge that fact. 

Maybe some motivation for any future readers...

If you want to see your loved ones, your pets, your house, if you want to have a future and become married and have a family, then we all need to step up to the plate and change what we have caused. 

Our Future Generations, Can They Be Controlled?

It is true...the future does lie in the grasp of our hands. WE decide the health of our world. WE control who comes into this world. WE have the power to change things. 

As you can see, the decisions that you and I make in our everyday lives will have long-lasting effects in the future. The future is a weird concept to think about internally. This is why we turn to outside sources for help. It is also the reason in which every single person on this planet must work together if there is any hope at a habitable future. Currently, our actions and decisions are slowly leading us down a dark path that may too hard to escape. 

The Prompt: Would it be bad if there were no future people?

Although a unique and sort of ominous topic, let's dive into it. Can we even imagine the future? Is it possible to predict? Will I be there to see it? These are all questions that come with thinking about this. As I said above, our very own daily decisions will have grave impacts on future people. I think that with each new generation of people living, the general mindset changes according to the mainstream ideologies. Sometimes this is good, other times, not. For me to say that "it is bad to have no future people" is a very irrational thought to think. Hopefully, there will be future generations of people, and the only way that we would not see this is if we screwed something up or caused massive degradation to the Earth. 

                                                                           

This picture is supposed to be dramatic. It hopefully touches peoples' mind to tell them to 'wake up' because we are the only ones who can mold the future. I am going to quote Tony Stark (Iron Man) since it serves a very valuable purpose. "A famous man once said, 'we create our own demons'." I love this quotation, in its simplest form, it says exactly what I was referring to with the flaming earth graphic.

It would be bad if there were no people to predict or think about the future, since we would have nothing to plan for. We are living our life, yes for our own benefit, but also to improve every aspect of life for the future. Everyday you haven't already lived is the future. Meaning, small choices could potentially have a massive impact. We need to identify the problems presented to us everyday and look to see the ways in which we can advance them forward. If there were no future people, well it would affect the way we proceed with life currently, since we are living this life to create a more sustainable future for upcoming generations.

Am I the same person am I now that I was when I was 10 years old?

Introduction: 

 If I had a picture of myself on this laptop from when I was a kid, I do not think that there would be much change if I were to compare it to a picture of myself now. Now, I am guessing unlike others, I am going to take a different route on the way I approach this topic. Obviously, I am very different in the sense of physical attributes and the way I view the world, but those are naturally occurring as people get older and mature. 

Background/Personal:

I wanted to spend some time discussing myself as a kid and the way I perceive myself currently. Saying it straight up, I have noticed minimal change. Diving into that thought, I despise the thought of growing up scares me you are young once. I have asked a lot of my friends if they would go outside and hangout, and so many kids these days are "too cool" for that, not realizing that when you are young, the sky is the limit. I took/ am still taking advantage of this fact, even though I am 19 years old. I really do believe in the fact that age is just a number, thus we should all enjoy life the same no matter our age. Currently, I am on of those kids who wants to stay with their parents for as long as I can, I am homebody and personally do not see the need to venture out. The things that have changed from when I was 10 years old as compared to now are very slight. I may be 6 feet tall and weigh more, and I may have a deeper voice, or I may be able to drive a car, but who I am as a person, has not changed at all. Thus, the reason to why I am saying that I am the same person I was 9 years ago. Again, the physical and mental changes come along naturally, we cannot prevent them, hence why I am saying that I have not changed much.

Consequences of Maturing?:

 Obviously, the number one consequence of maturing is that each day we live, the closer we are to death. This is not to sound grim, but it is the truth. Once we were all born, the next day we already began the dying process. 

I like this diagram, as I believe it is a simple, yet great depiction of the ways in which we mature as humans, and how we begin the dying process very early on. As for memory and responsibility, when we get older into the late teenage years and early 20's, we are almost forced to have a greater responsibility. For instance, when I was 10 years old, I did not have much responsibility, but now I do, but not by choice. As for memory, eventually when I am very old, my memory about when I was kid will probably not very effective, but currently, I can still remember who sat next to me in my fourth grade classroom. 

Closing Remarks:

Am I scared of death or to grow older? 

The answer is simple: At times, I feel sad, but to the point, I am not scared at all.