You Are Cancer

Don't be looking over your shoulder to find someone else to blame. You and every human on the planet is a cancer cell that will eventually kill its host, planet Earth. That is how Dr. David Suzuki perceives us.

He likened the human condition to that of cancer cells which eventually kill their host, similar to the exponential growth of bacteria within a test tube; doubling every minute and eating away at the single food source in the test-tube. Like bacteria, he asserted, there will soon be no more resources available for us to expend - posing the question, "When do we stop and rethink the way we live?"

I can only assume that he includes himself in that statement, or is he somehow superior to the rest of us? His actions prove that he is not.

Although Suzuki seemed not to be too concerned over wasting our resources by covering his feet with green paint and walking on news print for a photo op, not just once, but twice, he did manage to point out some wasteful behaviors at the Vancouver Sun while playing "Editor for the day".

People need to cut down on the amount of paper they use, he said, noticing page and layout proofs coming off the printer. He also pointed to the bottled water coolers in the newsroom, something he is against.

"Sooner or later, we all have to live and walk the walk," he said. "It's a matter of people changing their habits. Habits are the hardest thing. You can get into a rut."

Yes David, we certainly can get into a rut. Someday perhaps you to can change your habits and walk the talk. "Let those who have not sinned, cast the first stone".