Time To Reflect

While sorting through my photographs of 2006, I found four pictures which I feel can bring a message for the future. The world is getting smaller every year, environmental issues are getting bigger and we are at the crossroads to decide our future, how are we going to preserve our planet for our children?

 

The first picture is of a boot print in the hard clay of Sussosvlei, deep in the heart of the Namib Desert. It reflects the fact that even the smallest thing we do on this earth, can stay around for a very long time. Until it rains again, and it very seldom does in the desert, the print will stay. We have to thread carefully and be aware how we impact our planet.

 

The second picture is the arch at Spitzkoppe. Once a pristine wilderness area, commercialism is allowing more and more people visiting the area, with a very visible effect. The area has very primitive facilities and cannot sustain the influx of people, the result being pollution of the area. We need to protect our wilderness areas, so that our children can also one day experience them the same way we did.

 

The picture of the baboon mother and her baby shows the unconditional love we find in nature, the bond between mother and child. Not only do we need to protect our children, we also need to protect our planet as it determines their future.

 

The picture of the abandoned house in the desert shows that the earth will always take it back. It might take thousands of years, or it could happen in one lifetime, but in the end, nature always wins.