What do you think?

Sometimes I wonder if I'm doing enough. Yes, I recycle, I compost, I've cut way back on eating meat, I stay up to date on important environmental issues. I know there are lots of other people like me, but sometimes it feels like time is running out. There's only so much this Earth can take--and we humans have taken just about everything. It angers me that people are talking about building casinos on wetlands, even as the floods get worse year after year because we've built so many levees and dams, and drained the areas that were once wetlands. When is quality of life going to replace the almighty dollar as a measure of success? Sometimes I think the cave dwellers had a higher quality of life than we do in the 21st. century. (Don't ask me to explain that--Jean Auel already has). Alas, technology has made our lives easier, but it won't save us. We still haven't tamed the beast that is the human heart. Yes, I say beast because most people don't kill out of hatred--they kill out of passion. Wars are fueled by passion--just witness the terrorists who kill themselves and others for the sake of some hope-to-be-attained goal. When will we learn that gentleness of heart is more valuable than all the gold in Fort Knox? I think the Buddha was on to something. I know I'm meandering and probably ranting as well, but I really wish the human race would come to its senses before it's too late. God bless, and have a thoughtful day.