MM2 wrote:
Grizzly 17 and Gonna
Although I am certainly a tourist my life has been that of a rolling stone since childhood so home has always been wherever I am at the moment. As such I try to treat everyone with respect regardless of who they are because whoever they are at that moment they are to me my neighbors. In addition whatever place I am in is my neighborhood if only temporarily and so I respect that environment as well at the very least to ensure I leave no trace of having been there. So whatever I catch I release, whatever I brought goes when I go. It’s not that I am better than anyone else; just maybe different. Over the years I have seen many places change, unfortunately not for the better in most cases, and that saddens me greatly because it means that we as a species despite being or at least considering ourselves to be the most intelligent thing on this planet are simply destroying it because what we seem to want be it clean air, water, food, housing, transportation …and the manner we have chosen to provide it simply aren’t sustainable by this planet. Maybe if we had much longer lifespans and far fewer offspring we would see things differently but we don’t. So while I hope that somehow we can evolve in time I also fear we may not. That being the case, I see signs that reflect both that hope and fear wherever I go. Will it be too little too late? I will never know given my age but I live my life now as I have always lived it to either leave no trace or the environment a little better than I found it, and enjoy the moment wherever I am at and whomever I am with. I gently try to pass that on to whomever I am with. That is all one can really do. As for those who simply live their lives as if they were the most important thing on the planet I simply pray they don’t have kids and very short lifespans! LOL
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MM, you are a very classy guy and I agree with you whole heartedly.