For years to come

It is saddening to me to hear of a natural disaster any where in the world, of the damage done and the lives lost.  In some way these events touch the lives of everyone whether they realize it or not.  Even more heart wrenching and confusing is when one of the disasters is related to the efforts of man.  Often times I wonder how much will the human race stand for before they say enough.  Rather than boycott and prohibit negative behavior, we see content to 'slap' a company on the wrist, accept their money for the fines (bribes) they pay and await the next catastrophic event caused by our greed.

Yes, I am talking about the recent Gulf of Mexico, oil spill from a BP operation.  It does not matter the 'recovery' efforts that are put into place, the damage is done.  The damage and killing of wildlife and coast lands has all ready occurred before the first 'recovery' operation was launched. Really though how many people consider nature?  How many people are looking beyond the lost oil, the lost business and the cost of oil of a result of this tragedy.

While I have no pity for the oil company, they should pay again (yes BP oil has an extensive record of causing damage to our world).  The company will continue its exploration and drilling, amassing it's exuberant profits despite this disaster.  The consequences to them are minimal in the big picture, they will pay some fines, other restitution and say we're sorry.  To the rest of the world, we will pay for the mistakes and greed over and over in many ways for years to come and mostly bitch about the cost or shortage of oil.

If we do not wake up and stop depending on others to look out for our best interest, we will pay the ultimate sacrifice.  

Companies like BP, are not help truly accountable for their mistakes, the consequences add up to dollars instead of true consequences such as closure.  Such companies do not lead by example to ensure and maintain our lives but instead their example is of the benefits of profit and greed.  We do not live in an infinite world, there is an end to all things and we should be forcing companies to operate as such, not by continuing to support them as they suck the resources, the life from our planet, our home.  We should all be looking to the future and measuring its success not by the size of our bank account or the number of our possessions, instead by the actions we perform and the life we leave behind for others.

If we do not wake up and take action, rather than being led down the primrose path in our rose colored glasses,