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Oh, I agree with you. The gods are not mocked -- not forever, anyway. And yes, Nature's retribution is long overdue. I'm an urban guy, or was when I had the strength to cope with cities. I like my technology, and I like the pace of life that enables a nimble person to accomplish things he'd never have aspired to on the farm.
On the other hand, my family's roots were on farms, and I'm old enough to have learned from some of them who hadn't yet left the land the core values which you espouse here every day. Whatever we do in life, and wherever we do it, must be informed by these values, or we lose our way. I believe that as deeply as you do, I think.
My problem with the comeuppance that is surely coming, is that it will punish the innocent along with the guilty. Given my age, I expect to escape the worst of it, but I fear for my daughter, and for her children to come (I hope) as well as for everyone else's children and grandchildren.
So I do what I can, but when I reflect on the reasons why, I hear voices like yours, and try to heed them. Truly.
