Via Lynn Hasselberger

on Jun 19, 2012

Will Humans Choose Self-Destruction? {Video}

photo: Patrick Hoesly

We are the legacy of 15 billion years of cosmic evolution.

We have a choice. We can enhance life and come to know the universe that made us or we can squander our 15 billion year heritage in meaningless self-destruction.
~ Carl Sagan

For even deeper perspective, here’s Mr. Sagan (love this man!) explaining our profoundly miniscule amount of time here on earth thus far.

Relephant:

Graphic from International Day of Peace.

I’m going to remain optimistic that humankind will wise up to the fact that a legacy of peace, sustainability and love is more important (and, er, sustainable) than profits, consumerism and keeping up on the latest Snooki escapades.

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Lynn Hasselberger lives in Chicagoland with her son, husband and two cats. She loves sunrises, running, yoga, chocolate, reading and writing, and has a voracious appetite for comedy. The founder of myEARTH360.com, Lynn is also a marketing consultant and writes for her blogs I Count for myEARTH and LynnHasselberger.com. She's a treehugger and social media addict who you'll most likely find on twitter (@LynnHasselbrgr, @myEARTH360 and @IC4ME) and facebook. She hopes to make the world a better place, have more fun, re-develop her math skills and overcome her fear of public speaking. Like her writing? Subscribe to her posts.