Confession: I don’t think I’ve got what it takes to save the planet. I’ve been ‘doing my part’ for years and apparently, the Earth is still doomed. It breaks my heart to say this, but I don’t want to mislead you anymore. It’s time you look elsewhere for the solution because my efforts have yielded zero results.
I’ve been a faithful soldier in the recycling army. For years, I’ve dutifully thrown trash into the appropriately labeled container. Since my days in elementary school (yes, it’s been that long) I’ve been told that recycling is the morally and scientifically correct way to save resources and stave off extinction.
Look up the Pacific Ocean’s “Great Garbage Patch,” for a clue about the results of my recycling efforts. I ask myself, “Who has access to enough garbage to create a floating island of trash larger than the State of Texas?” That much waste didn’t accumulate from beach goers chucking bottles into the surf. I wonder how much of that rubbish came from the recycling bin I roll down to the curb every other week.
I use a reel mower (the old kind, without an engine) and my trimmer is electric. I drive less than 10,000 miles a year. I don’t own a private jet and there are no volcanoes on my property so my carbon output is close to zilch. Yet (and it grieves me to admit this) apparently the Earth is STILL on the verge of burning up. Just a few years ago, Bill Nye (the ‘Science Guy’) told me the world is ‘LITERALLY ON FIRE’ and insinuated that it was my fault.
That’s why I’m writing this public confession! Those of you who are counting on me to ‘make a difference’ need to understand the situation. I’m not going to come through for you. I’m destined to fail. I suggest you quit hectoring me and talk to someone who actually can make a difference.
(Psalm 89:11) The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it. You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name. Your arm is endued with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.
(If you’d like an example of a strawman argument, look through the comments below for someone saying, “John, you jerk!!! You think it’s okay to fill the planet with pollution!!! You don’t care about the environment!!!!!!!”)
