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A hard talk with Mother Nature about man’s tomfoolery and nature’s fury
In a first and exclusive interview Down in Jungleland (DIJ) asks Mother Nature some hard-hitting, pointed questions regarding the state of the Earth’s environment. Excerpts:
DIJ: First of all, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Ma’am, these days you seem to be in an exceptionally foul temper. There are hurricanes, cyclones, wildfires, floods, droughts, and viral infections happening with terrifying frequency around the world. Do you take any responsibility for these occurrences and wouldn’t you like to apologise to humankind for your disgraceful behaviour?
(There is an angry rumble of thunder.)
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Mother Nature: You dare blame me for all this? It’s taken me 3.7 billion years to put this cycle of life system in place — to evolve creatures that fit into every niche possible, so that the planet could run smoothly as a Bentley. Alas, I didn’t realise that evolution would behave like a runaway nuclear reactor. I thought humans were my smartest triumph but you’re proving to be my biggest mistake. You’ve killed the soil, poisoned the waters, made the air un-breathable, overexploited natural resources, bred like viruses, cut down forests and now are tinkering with genetic material.
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