“Mother Earth is a source of life,
not a resource.“
Chief Arvol Looking Horse

Mother Earth being the source of life – the, not “a” – is a truism. Regardless.
On the other hand, being a mere resource isn’t bad either… For the simple reason that all reasonable people treat resources is a responsible manner.

Right?
Specially when speaking about resources which are ireplaceable!
And since there is only one Earth… Huge, indeed, but finite nevertheless…

Which brings us back to ‘to each their own’.

Basically, there are two kinds of people currently living on Earth.
Some continue to treat it as a Mother – take from her only what they need and refrain from littering her bossom.
And the ‘cherry-pickers’. Who go by “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” Who believe they had been given a free hand by their God. A free hand regarding the ‘dirt’ they have been made from…
The only problem with the ‘cherry pickers’ – exclusivelly with the ‘cherry pickers’ – being the fact that they don’t read enough. Enough of their (own) Book.

“And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.“

King James’ version is rather hard to ‘read’? OK…

“Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.“

“Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;
for in the image of God
has God made mankind.“

‘Don’t eat any animal which has not been bled out first and don’t spill human blood?’
I’m afraid you’re still not getting it.

According to the book we’re talking about, God has made the entire world. Sparated the stars from the Earth, the water from the dry land, made all the plants and the animals… and Man.
Which man needs the Earth to live upon. An Earth as close to how it currently is as possible, in order for man to live comfortably!
But since “in the image of God has God made mankind”, then God himself needs the Earth.
For whatever reason.

Which means we’d better take good care of His Creation.
Of His entire Creation!

Keep it Virgin.
In Spirit!

Before wrapping up, I must remind you the Covenant between God and Noah’s children. Us.
“Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

Corelate this with “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed” and “for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me” and the whole thing suddenly has a new meaning.

‘OK, no more floods. But you’re still going to feel the consequences of your own follies. You, your children and all those wallowing in the wicked way’.