Sometimes it looks
to me as if some of my brothers and sisters in the current generation of elders are so singlemindedly focused on the accumulation of wealth and power, in feathering their own gigantic nests, exchanging secret handshakes in exclusive clubs,
flying private jets, sailing yachts and visiting exotic hideaways, that they have forgotten how
human life
depends upon Earth's limited resources and frangible ecosystem services for its very existence.