The Way of Life

The Way of Life

‘The Way of Life’
by
Desiree Seay

Before there was endangered species, before there was pollution, before there was animals wiped of the face of the planet because of humans. Before forests were being cut down to make malls or more houses, there was something called the circle of life. This meant that everything happened for a reason, from growing to dieing, everything worked in a circle to keep everything in balance. But now that circle has been broken to corm a chain.
What once was the circle of life, we now know as the food chain. Humans unlinked the chain to put themselves higher and higher till they placed themselves on top of the food chain. But in doing so, they have destroyed many species, eliminating them forever. They are too blind to see that they are cheating the way of life.
Even though they are the ones who has cheated the way of life, mother nature and those who live with/in her are the ones who pay for it. Like a how thief steals and gains, but it is the person who was stole from who has to pay the damages and the loss. Some species have had their homes taken away, others are killed, and some are captured and put in what humans call ‘National Parks’ so that the species wont become extinct. But why are so many animals on the endangered list? Its because humans put them there. Take the wolves for example; they are constantly being put on and off the endangered list because poachers, hunters, and excreta.
Another reason why the wolves are on and off the list is because of the farmers who shoot them for killing their livestock. But if you open your eyes you would see that the only reason the wolves kill the livestock is because they have so less pray. Why? Because so much of the forests are being destroyed, which means less room and homes for the animals.
Now I find myself thinking-asking if the way of life will ever go back to the way it should be? I can only dream it will, because if it doesn’t everything will die, including humans. “How, if there are so many humans, will they be of no more?” you ask. Its because they will destroy themselves by the things they have created like guns, war, pollution and other things.
For now, everyone has to suffer because what humans have made and do. To me, life has become like a deep cold ocean as I struggle to keep my head above the water. I used to stare at the stars at night, but now there are only a few places you go to see the sky for all its beauty because of a type of pollution called ‘light pollution’; it turns the sky a ugly brown fog only seen at night, again another thing humans have made. I begin to wonder when all the wonder and beauty will stop flickering and go out of this world like a dead light bulb.
I can only pray, dream, and wish that somehow someday the world will be in balance and restore the circle off life. Right now all around the world, people are trying to ‘save the planet’ by doing even the littlest of things to try and make a difference. Like Rachel Scott has said, you never know how far a little kindness; or in this case: a little difference can go.