The World Without Us
The cycle of nature offers up a sort of Cracker Jack prize to those who despair at environmental destruction: the world will go on happily without us. Any of us.
That's the premise of a sweet little video on YouTube that's featured on Alan Weisman's site. He's the author of a new book called The World Without Us.
Granted, it may be a little low on scientific accuracy. But, as another YouTube commenter notes, it's high on the Buddhist concept of impermanence, which teaches us that all the styrofoam cups in this world wont amount to a hill of beans. Five hundred years from now.
Same goes for your McMansion.
[via sewgreen]
That's the premise of a sweet little video on YouTube that's featured on Alan Weisman's site. He's the author of a new book called The World Without Us.
Granted, it may be a little low on scientific accuracy. But, as another YouTube commenter notes, it's high on the Buddhist concept of impermanence, which teaches us that all the styrofoam cups in this world wont amount to a hill of beans. Five hundred years from now.
Same goes for your McMansion.
[via sewgreen]
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