The way we treat the body of creation is, in the end, the way we treat the body of humanity.
John Philip Newell
I easily want to attribute this scene found near campus to college students , and I may be correct in that assumption, but that isn’t always the case. However, I would suggest a lack of maturity is probably behind this scenes rather than pointing to any specific group. I admit my lack of maturity at 25 allowed me to partake in shenanigans, such as tossing beer cans out the car window. This photo is a good demonstration of how we treat creation when it is seen as only an object. It’s not a pretty image and has me asking the question, how do I/we treat the body of humanity?
7 Comments
Faye White
Very sad. I also would have to admit that in my youth, I’d probably not have given a second thought about seeing this sort of thing. This could be the cover shot for a book titled “What the hell is wrong with you?” Sigh.
Monte Stevens
Your book title made me laugh. Actually, it does offer up an idea of a photo book of just images, no words, depicting our disrespect for nature, even mocking it. Hummmm!
Mark
I think I want a t-shirt with that book title.
Monte Stevens
I’d buy one!
Tom Dills
Well, except for the fact that it probably isn’t healthy for the plant, it is probably better than throwing them in the yard or on the roadside. I just hope that whoever emptied all those cans had plenty of help!
Monte Stevens
I also wondered how much damage those cans did to the plant. This morning when I walked to the coffee shop they were gone. .
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