End of the world?

I think the end of the world is not quite appropriate for what some
people, at least, think may happen; the end of a cycle is closer to the
way I see it. Yes, if one keeps saying the end is coming, sure, it's
going to happen sooner or later. However, what worries me about our
curent situation is this: how much longer can we, as a society, continue
pumping zillions of pounds of poisonous gas into the atmosphere, from
automobiles and factories, for example? Or, how much pollution can the
rivers and lakes support before they are dead? Without water, we're ALL
toast, absolutely correct. I don't think it's good, either, that nuclear
facilities pour their incredibly dangerous waste products into the
waterways; it also wasn't real smart to do nuclear tests in the
atmosphere, or near the major fault lines in the southwest desert. We
are now living on a planet that was originally designed, by the Creator,
to support life in a particular fashion; meaning, we must breathe the
atmosphere, eat the food, and drink the water, to survive. For man to
tamper with the purity of these unrenewable resources is, I feel, a
great and dangerous mistake, for I truly feel like we are forever
damaging something in a blind and ignorant fashion. If you think about
it just a little, we really DON'T know the long range effects of all
this pollution; it's never been done before, so we're only guessing, at
best, about how all of the man made chemicals we put into the system,
will effect it. Rush Limbaugh, for example, consistently refers to folks
who are concerned about pollution as "eco-whackos." I think that's very
disrespectful to those who have deep and legitimate questions and
concerns; it's also sort of like a 6th grade bully taking your lunch;
not much chance of real communication when the name calling starts.
Scientists are cool, to be sure; but, they cannot create water, or air
to breathe, or they cannot replace an animal species once it's extinct.
These things are all happening, they are real, and I don't see any sign
that the responsible parties are taking it seriously, at all.
So, I don't see an end to the Earth Mother, so to speak...but, I do
believe that this destructive way of existence will be stopped, one way
or another, by the powers that created this marvelous Earth in the first
place. Of course, if one does not believe in the Creator, they may well
think this is nonsense. I say, though, nothing can exist that was not
created, and I feel that the One that created this beautiful Earth is,
maybe, getting a bit pissed at the way we're messing up what should not
have ever been messed with. I'm not sure why that's so far fetched; and,
if one studies the ways and prophecies of this land we live on, they
will find that this situation was expected, for many years, and that
many folks believe that a purification is emminent...if the current path
of destructive behavior is not stopped. I don't think man is above
Nature; we are one part of all this, and we were put here to work in
harmony with the rest of the Creation. That is not happening, at this
time.
Also, not everyone with deep spiritual feelings belongs to an
"organized" religion; there are other ways to approach life, as
well...for a good description of another possible path, "The Quest," by
Tom Brown, has some beautiful thoughts on this matter...Hstick