You may have heard about the "balance of nature." What is the balance of nature, in your opinion? We know that nature consists of air, water, land, flora (plants), and fauna (animals). How can those things be in balance? How do you think the natural system works, in its push toward keeping itself in balance?
Do you think the natural world is in balance today? If so, what keeps it in balance? If not, what's knocking it out of balance?
And what about human beings? Where are we in the balance of nature? What are we doing or not doing to keep our balance?
Write about it.
The balance of nature can be described in many different ways. I am sure that every single different human being has a separate definition of it. Some might differ widely, and some might be quite similar in the long run. To me, the balance of nature is perfect. My religion leads me to believe that God created the Earth, and he did it in perfection because that's what he was. Each part of nature lives off of each other. For example, humans breathe oxygen that is constantly in the air, and in return we breathe out carbon dioxide that keeps the trees alive. The trees keep a lot of animals alive, and those animals that eat the trees get eaten by other meat-eating animals. Eventually, we eat those animals. As far as water, we are seventy-five percent water, so I'd say water was pretty important to the human body and to the survival of the trees and those same animals that eat the trees. I am fascinated by the fact that they all connect. When you get rid of one element, it can possibly kill of everything. If we did not breathe out carbon dioxide, trees would not exist. If trees did not exist, all herbivore animals would not exist. If herbivores did not exist, carnivores would not exist. If herbivores and carnivores did not exist, omnivores like myself would not exist. It is the cycle of life.
One thing that is really hurting this cycle or balance or whatever you want to call it is the fact that humans are starting to think about it less. At this point in time, we have an ozone layer that might just metaphorically get up and walk away. This can not be blamed on anyone but humans. We messed with the balance, and we might just have to pay for it if global warming really happens. As humans, our main job should be to protect our planet and make it the best it can be. Instead, you see litter on the roads and smog in the sky. This is not okay. Maybe before, people did not know the effects, but now we do, so there is no excuse as to why we still have harmful things that hurt the Earth. And one day, it is possible that humans will really pay for all of their wrongdoings and the Earth will be no more.
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