Keep Lake Tahoe Blue

Lake Tahoe is absolutely gorgeous. I am sure many of you have seen the stickers that say, "keep Lake Tahoe blue." And, I am sure that, like me, you were kinda confused about what that meant. Well now I fully get it. Lake Tahoe is insanely blue. Its blue almost like a tropical lagoon. Its amazing, and today I was lucky enough to spend the whole day wandering its vast banks. Being around water and trees was extremely therapeutic after spending two days driving through the desert and plains was starting to stress me out. We drove the enire way around this behemouth and went swimming in a frigid bay. Its amazing to be around such a beautiful piece of nature. I felt so relaxed and happy standing on the beach looking at the bluest water on earth. It is truly an honor to be on this beautiful planet and I hope I get to see all of it. We are so lucky that we get to inhabit the Earth, a jewel amongst stones in our solar system. Think about it. We could've had the misfortune of inhabitating Mars, or Pluto. One a monochromatic wasteland prone to highwinds and planetary dust storms. The other a small, dark, frigid snowball. I know life seems unlikely on either of those places, but anything is possible. Consider yourself blessed by the cosmos that you are here.

Why do humans seem to be so shortsighted. Nearly every person on Earth is capable of appreciating our home world. The fact is that so many of us are rediculously absorbed by the everyday bull shit, jobs, relationships, and money, that we forget about the things that matter the most, and we forget how fucking lucky we are to be here. Instead of trying to think about the greater good, we think about what is good for us individually, at this moment. No thought to what the long term effects of what we do will have upon our lives, or to how our actions affect the world around us. This is a serious problem. This is the root cause of all of the major problems of the world. Closed mindedness runs a close second. Global warming, nuclear proliferation, wars are all a result of not realizing we have to work together, and we have to think about the future. It takes every single member of a population doing their part to achieve anything of this scale. If everybody carpooled or used public transportation, there would be a huge drop in the amount of gasses pumped into the atmosphere. It would make a huge difference. But that sort of selflessness, and personal sacrifice for the greater good, is unachievable in this lifetime. We must teach our children well. We have gone on with our carelessness long enough.

Its depressing to think that by the time I have children, there will be many places on Earth that are no longer beautiful. We are an intielligent, resourceful species, and I hope that, when faced with our own destruction that we would rise up to face the challenge with honor and integrity. But until our time comes, let us enjoy this beautiful jewel, and let us protect it. Earth is our spaceship on this interstellar journey the sun is taking us on, and we need her more than anything else. Enjoy your world because it is truly the most beautiful you will ever see.

Zack

Reno, NV
9:27 PM October 3, 2007