According to my textbook, Physical Geography, by McKnight and Hess:
At any given moment there are approximately 2000 storms on Earth, producing around 6000 flashes of lightning every minute, or more than 8.5 million bolts in one day.
An average hurricane releases as much energy in one day as that which is generated by all electric utility plants in the US in one year.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a fine spirit of hope of achievement. You are here to enrich the world and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
Our busy lives of consumerism and chasing the magical man-made dollar are having a huge toll on our souls and our one and only home, our planet Earth and all of her creatures. The things that our society values are meaningless and harmful to the human spirit and the spirit of the Earth. One small example is how our disposable way of living is having a negative impact across the globe. Our trash and bits of plastic are being spread through the ocean to faraway places where it is polluting beaches and killing animals. We don't see it, out of sight, out of mind, but it is happening nonetheless.
A documentary is now being produced to illustrate how damaging our careless actions are and how it is effecting Midway Island and the Albatross population there. All of life is interconnected and we need to start understanding this at a deeper level then we ever have before. Eventually, unless major paradigm shifts occur, we will begin harming ourselves through the interconnected nature of life itself. In fact, I'd say we already have...
Since we live in a world of consumerism, one of the most powerful ways we can make a difference is in what we consume, what we buy. Take time to think about what you purchase. Do you really need it? Is there a way to achieve the same goal through a less disposable option? It may take a slight shift in our thinking patterns and habits, but that is a small and easily achievable thing to do in light of what our habitual patterns and desire for convenience is doing to the environment around us.
Midway
We are at a mid-way place. On a remote and isolated island in the middle of the Pacific, twelve-hundred miles northwest of Hawaii.
This is a moment in time, a chance to witness and understand our role in an astonishing environmental tragedy. This is a place that provides context. Here, reflected in the beauty of the Albatross, is an unfolding horror. Yet it is a horror in which we see our own lives, a snapshot of our impact on the planet that challenges us to consider how to move forward.
Join us, on a breathtaking and emotional journey, into the heart of the Pacific, and into the heart of ourselves.
Production of the feature film “Midway” continues through 2011.
