Here about this? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/us/18beluga.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=beluga&...
Yep.
This story, while important, reminded be of that song that we were taught in a science lesson when I was little. You know the one, "Baby beluga in the deep blue sea/swims so wild, swims so free..."
Yeah, I get it. I am four years old. Moving on...
It just got me thinking though; suppose the beluga were to become extinct? While an awful occurence in itself, I couldn't help wondering, what will happen to that freaking song? So many people my age and older remember that song from school. Without the beluga, it's outdated. Useless.
Which makes me continue on this thought process - what will future generations think about us? How will we come across? What will seem unfathomable to them about our lives? Will they be better off? Is there anything we are trying to preserve that will only hurt them?
This isn't about the belugas anymore. No, my question is this; will what we think is best end up crippling the next generation?
Consider this; economic policies created before I was born and in my childhood have given me something to worry about in my early adulthood. The national debt clock in New York City was changed to ADD another digit. I'm surprised I haven't had a panic attack thinking about this stuff. My future, I mean.
The best intentions are almost always there. But are we looking at life in the U.S., nay , the world, as only short term?
Comments are welcome, as always!
Regards,
Kanika
I used to sing the song too! the story makes me fearful of the future also. Governer Palin declined to give protection to belugas and polar bears on the grounds of economy? It is exactly this type of economy that leds to pollution which leads to global warming and the eventual extinction of these animals.i really feel that America has been stuck in the immediate present and fails to look and work for a better future. eventually we will be stuck in an overpopulated world without resources to continue our daily normal routines, because our parents have ultimately failed to think for the future.
our suburbias will shrink as will our mobility and pockets. tomorrow will not be like today because we fail to see the consquences of our actions.
so let the polar bears and the belugas rot like our college funds, oil, jobs, vacations, loans, education, and pocket books.