Changing the Masses

It seems to be turning to fall rather quickly here in Colorado. Last weekend it was in the 90s, and now it's clouded over and about 60 degrees outside. As much as I know I will miss the summer weather, I welcome the change. I have always loved the changing of the seasons, the ongoing change in the earth. The seasons never really stop changing; mother nature is always in a constant state of change. There's something inherently beautiful about that fact, that one day is never the same as the next or the previous. How could you look at the world around you and not see the joy and beauty that goes along with it every day? God gave us domain over this amazing world, in exchange for us living up to our responsibility that comes with that domain. However, it seems that we have not lived up to that responsibility. There are many individuals who care about the world around them, who make an honest effort to ensure they carry out that responsibility, but our society seems to have grown cold about the world. As a general mass we don't care about our responsibility to the world, and that makes me so sad. God gave us this world with the intent and expectation that we would tend to it as he tends to us. He entrusted us with the world he created, trusted us to take care of it and treat it as he treats us; with great love, understanding, and fairness. As time has continued so has it become more and more apparent that perhaps his trust was misplaced. This seems to be the biggest example of absolute power corrupting absolutely. We have absolute power over our world, but we aren't using that power in all the ways we should. Yes, it is here for us to thrive off of and use, however in exchange we are supposed to give back by taking care of it. There have been some signs that maybe our society is turning around in this, with the global warming campaign that has been going on since the 70s, but even that has not been taken very seriously until recent years. The only thing that gives me faith in our ability to use this planet as we are supposed to is the fact that I see individuals around me making that effort. If enough individuals care, then eventually the society will care, since that is all a society is: a mass of individuals. Even though what I see in our current society disappoints me, knowing people like Sohneya or my loved ones, people who want to make a difference gives me that faith. Those people prove to me that humanity is still worthy of that responsibility. If more people see the beauty in the constant changing of the earth, more people would feel the need to step up. We'll get there, it's simply going to take time.