Taker Thunderbolt, Grounded

...Close your eyes and imagine the world as Ishamael tells his pupil; without humans on it.
Are you picturing the great untamed forest, red with tooth and claw, just as in the book? Good.
Now, close your eyes once more and zoom in a little closer. Imagine that humanity had been there, and that you had been there. Imagine that all you knew was crushed, littered and scattered about, everything you had owned and read about, littered around like one giant dump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmxyj6iInMc
Now, how do you feel?
What caused this destruction? Was it you, or was it someone that you knew?
Or, was it all of humanity? Did we destory it willingly or did our lack of understanding of what we were doing to the planet bring about the destruction?
If you could've done it differently, what would you have done?
I think that the REM song embodies what is so oddly funny about Quinn's concept. We know we are destroying the world, and we know that the end will come eventually, and yet we seem to not care, going on living our lives, doing nothing to "save the world." Is it because we know that it cannot be saved?
"It's the end of the world as we know it...and I feel fine."
Yep, I do. I'm going to lunch now. I know all that I've learned from this book, and yet I still feel indifferent. Funny eh?
(unedited.mind)