Jellyfish and Coyotes

We can feel it. The push of the ocean, the fascination of life, the pull of curiosity into our natural world. Curiosity and the desire to dig deeper is a natural aspect of life as a human, and nature is one of the best outlets of our curiosity. Our curiosity over the years has led us to grow in ways unimaginable, building cities and cars and skyscrapers; but as we break record after record, we also break the very thing that nurtured us before, the earth. We cannot keep going before the harm is irreversible. We need to step back, rewind, and figure out another way to move forward that doesn’t keep hurting the planet we rely on. We’ve set something in motion and we can’t go back. We cannot fix this. We can only move forward in a way that does not make it worse. We need to adapt. Countless animals have done it since the beginning of life itself. Every species looks, acts, and is what it is now because of their adaptations, so why can’t we guide our own adaptations to better our world? We can adapt, you can see it every single time you walk through the city, drive your car, or stare up at that towering skyscraper. We’ve adapted before and we can do it again, as long as every person is on board. Jellyfish and coyotes, they are the masters of adaptations. They prove that life can survive the unimaginable. Jellyfish have been floating around for over five hundred million years, while coyotes have adapted to urban areas, despite their habitat loss. Jellyfish are the most adaptable creatures of the sea, while coyotes are the most adaptable creature of land. The race to save the planet has already begun, whether most people realize it or not, sea levels are already rising, temperatures are already increasing, the weather is already changing, and species are already dying out. The time to adapt is now, and we need the individual person to make a change. It isn’t the factories and farms that are going to fix this, it’s your responsibility. It all depends on you and how you handle what you’ve been gifted. The world belongs to you too, so when no one else will, it’s you that must step up to protect it.