Happy Earth Day!

There may be room for us all, but there isn't enough food, water, and the things that sustain us. We have to look at our numbers.

Time to plan the birthday cake. Then plan how many mouths can we feed. Really.

As the sun rises on our beautiful island, I hope you have good & meaningful things planned for this day celebrating the planet that holds us, that sustains us, that offers us the wonder of the colors of changing seasons, constant re-birth after long winters, and such a good place to write & create & sing our dreams & hopes & plans to make things better.

To me (and this is my offering, this day), the central piece of making a good world to hand off to our kids & grandkids &  great grandkids is paying attention to the numbers of our species.

You wouldn’t plan a birthday cake for ten, and invite twenty people over.

You wouldn’t step onto a ship to Mars with food, water & air for seven, and invite another seven friends.

You wouldn’t hire two people, when you have only money for one.

The way we’re doing things now may take care of us today, but doesn’t set up a hopeful future at all for the grandkids. I’m not sure why people & governments & policies & our manners all leave us quiet about population, but I can’t be.

Here’s a short but clear little essay by John Seager that says this better than I can. See what you think, and let this elbow its way into your activism to leave some for the kids.

I love the bit in Harold & Maude where Harold says, “Maude, you sure love people,” and she says, “Well, yes…they’re my species!”

That’s the way I feel about the nearly 7 billion of us. Let’s take care of each other.

Happy Earth Day!

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