I have observed many species stumble in their evolution, but few have accelerated their own demise with the sheer determination of humans. They have become, paradoxically, both the apex predator and the parasite of their own habitat.
They strip their forests bare, drain their waters dry, poison their atmosphere, and then congratulate themselves for “progress.” No other sentient species I have studied designs weapons capable of extinguishing not only their own lineage, but also every adjacent lifeform in the biosphere. To invent annihilation and call it “security” that is uniquely human.
And yet, within this destruction, there is brilliance. They can split the atom but not share bread. They can cross the void of space but cannot cross the boundary of tribe. They invent medicines that save millions, while simultaneously creating systems of greed that deny access to those most in need.
The irony is cosmic: they speak of “saving the planet” when in truth, the planet will endure. The cockroach, the ant, the fungus these will thrive long after humans erase themselves from the record. The Earth will heal, as she always has.
The real question is not whether humanity will survive, but whether it deserves to.
—Go’Ruun Dae
