Our current civilization is now standing in a tightrope of crisis that for the first time in history, humanity is now beginning to exhaust the very cradle of his existence–Mother Nature. Today’s crisis is in great respect totally and qualitatively different from previous ones. It is not just wars or alienation or massive poverty that beset us but it is a crisis that threaten our very existence as a species. Where once we believed that technology can save us from world hunger, wars and ecological destruction, now it is this very technology that created vast poverty, wars, to the point of endangering the very stability of our planet. Where once we believed in unlimited growth and progress, now it is this very growth that may lead us to our doom. Where once we believed in the superiority of being human over all forces of nature, now nature is forcing us to bend on our knees and pay the price of human pride. This may very well be the last lesson that nature will teach us. If we learn the lessons and reinvent our society then we will experience a new era of world peace and ecological harmony. If we fail the lessons, it may very well be our last.
