Gaia III

We've established that trees create the air that is required to breath, clean it, filter out the toxins, and store carbon, they make rain which replenishes the water that is required for us to exist, they prevent soil erosion so that we can be assured of continuous healthy soil for crops and they shade and cool the earth from the intense heat of the sun and shield us from solar radiation. There is one thing though that seems to be forgotten beyond their ability to supply the world with the basic necessities of life.

Humans are not the only creatures that exist on this world. The forest and the trees within the forest are home to everything else that inhabit this planet. EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE PLANET requires the trees for their food and shelter. One mature oak can be home to up to 500 different species of life. Just think about that number "500 different species of life" in one old oak tree! Even those fallen trees that are dead and unseemly are home to living creatures. When those trees are no longer there, when the ground is cleared because, "it is just not pretty", where do you think those 500 different species plus go to live?

I cannot tell you how many times I have heard the words, "I saw a bear on my porch this morning", "raccoons got into my trash last night", there was an opossum in my yard last night", "a rabbit got into my garden", I mean really, what do you think? Their homes have been destroyed and they are just trying to exist like every other living thing. Then to top it off the owners of the homes go out of their way to kill them as if these creatures have no right to exist because the human has placed an arbitrary invisible line somewhere.

The fact is that whether the humans are aware of it or not every creature on this planet has a purpose and their existence on this planet is vital to the health and well-being of everything else from the tiniest microbe to the largest mammal. All have a purpose, all exist to create a healthy cycle of life for all creatures on the planet. It's like a huge wheel and every spoke does it's job for the next spoke and so on and so on. Humans are but one spoke on the wheel and it's time for us to recognize and acknowledge the other creatures that make up the entire wheel. Only then will we truly understand the value of all life and begin to make the changes necessary for the survival of future generations.

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