End of Changes!

Slothful Ned is suffering tremendously since his messy divorce and loss of his job, but still manages to consume twice the caloric intake arbitrarily set by the AAROP (Not to be confused with AARP or any other legitimate organization). Slothful Ned is rapidly approaching the life of a granite statue and has reached a body mass that rivals a compact car. Ned's health is in shambles and even the daily chores are a strenuous workout for him. Unfortunately Ned's constant eating is killing him, but the only place he finds comfort is in another plate of food. While he consumes enough nutrition to feed an average family, he is unable to burn the recommended calories of one person. Without severe medical intervention Ned will soon be suffocated by his own body weight.

Healthy Hank barely consumes a third of the calories, has a very active lifestyle but NEVER sets foot in the gym. One could say, " I am so jealous of Hank, he never seems to gain any weight!" You know the type, always seem so fit and trim but you never see them sweating it out on exercise equipment. Healthy Hank has a very carefully planned food intake to maintain everything in moderation and correct proportions, and only eats the amount of calories that his body requires for his activity levels. One might even go as far as to say, that Hank is very globally responsible in his lifestyle.

I know this was a bit long winded, but hopefully you stuck with me on this one; and for those who got lost here is a quick recap. We can NOT look at one aspect of our life and claim to be living globally responsible. We could ride a bike for our daily commutes and drive a fuel efficient vehicle for the long trips, but still live a lifestyle that is wasteful of energy. No amount of legislation will change our behavior because there are groups of people who will fight lifestyle changing laws as unconstitutional. WE, the American People, ARE responsible for our future generations. WE can bring about positive climate change, We can reduce our dependence on non-renewable fuel sources, We can live a life that doesn't waste resources and all it takes is a critical eye on our daily activities. I know I am not perfect and do not always use resources available to me with the greatest benefit, so I have room for change in my life as well.

I challenge my readers to look out how they live and to find places of resource waste and take measures to correct this waste. Dripping faucets, running water down the drain to obtain the correct temperature, excessive driving, using urban assault vehicles as the daily commuter, wasting of food, I could go on and on but I am sure you have gotten the point by now.

I am a huge critic of 'Global Warming' but that doesn't mean I am blind to the wasting of resources and how that impacts the Global Climate. We need to hold ourselves responsible to a higher standard than has been set by our government and tackle this problem individually so that we might appreciate the changes collectively. Our children and grandchildren deserve our best efforts in leaving them a place that is habitable.

Now for the flip side, maybe this 'Global Climate Change' is God's way of thinning out the population. Could it be that our own human nature and it's tendency for self indulgence is not only going to destroy the rock we live on, but in fact bring about the end of our civilization? Is this all part of God's great plan for the rapture? Is our lack of husbandry to our planet going to be the downfall of man kind? Is this all part of His Great Plan?

Author's Note:
There is no mention of the female race in this trilogy, not because I think the female race is not wasteful, but because I did not want the reader to get hung up on the gender issues. All the characters could be changed to female without changing the big picture. So before y'all go bashing me about gender roles, women's liberation and all those issues; remember that I hold women responsible for men's actions. ;-)