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ericmortensen
Student at Lewiston Senior High School
Some things are worth preserving; among them, Earth.At an atomic level, we are all essentially the same material; a collection of subatomic particles held together by an attraction that makes existence possible. We are made of the same basic materials that constitute everything that is, from the molten core of the earth to the waters of our oceans to the nebulas that span across thousands of miles of open space. At a more mundane level, we all interact. We rely on our forests for survival just as much as we rely on food and shelter. Breathing is possible because of a chemical reaction that occurs in every plant. We rely on our oceans not just for water, but for our existence; a dead ocean is a dead world. At both of these levels, destroying the bonds that hold us together results in catastrophe. Without particle attraction, there is no matter; without a healthy and thriving biosphere, we fall apart in much the same fashion. Humans are meant to interact with the earth; we were never entitled to rule or subject it. We are not the masters, but rather a member in a partnership that allows both sides to thrive. We take what we need, we do it with care and tact, and then we work to restore and replenish. Without a balance of giving and taking, of using while preserving, we gain nothing. We have one shot at Earth, and we've made it this far into the game. Let's not mess it up now.
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