Mother Earth is One Tough Mama

In our egocentric human mind, it's hard to think of how the earth could possibly go on without us. Surprise - she does.....and on top of that, she thrives!! With the exception of small domestic animals (my precious little toy dogs!), everything else seems to just go on without us.
This is a lengthy video, but worth the time......check it out:
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread335227/pg1

The critique that many point out is "what will we do with all the human bodies"? I don't think this was intended to show what would happen if we all just died (if that interests you, see: Stephen King's "The Stand").
Another critique is that this is just fueling the whole Left Behind idea of the Christian Rapture......ummm, not really. The Rapture doesn't just take everyone off the earth, many are Left Behind (hence the title of the series, brush up your Revelations!).

Of course, the idea of the world in a post-apocalyptic setting has been the subject of many great works of literature, art, and film. My most recent find was Cormac McCarthy's The Road (being made into a movie starring Viggo Mortensen). This novel is wonderfully written and generated such powerful images for me.....one of the best books I've read in quite a while.

Another point this film brings up is the Chernobyl disaster. It has been labeled the worst nuclear disaster in history. On April 26, 1986, a nuclear reactor in Chernobyl exploded. The town is now a ghost town and mother nature is reclaiming the land. While many people, animals, and wildlife were lost or damaged in the accident, the land is healing itself. It has only been almost 22 years since the disaster, but in that time vegetation is taking over the man-made structures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster

Point being: Don't mess with Mother Nature.....she's one tough mama!!! And in the end (or semi-end, or ultimate-end, or half-way end), she'll win!

And the questions to ponder - Are humans really on a path of self-destruction? If we just took a few years to let the earth "take a bath" and cleanse herself, would we all be happier for it? Or have we already gone to far in "advancing our civilization"?

In the brilliant words of the Beatles - "Let It Be".
And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,
there will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,
there will be an answer. let it be.

Peace, Love, and Puppies!