With talk of climate change, global warming, glacial melting, and the potential for disasters beyond comprehension, has the message become so overused as to be meaningless? Or have we grown so confident in big government’s ability to solve all our problems, no matter the scale, that we are willing to ignore the consequences of our conduct? It’s immaterial whether or not we accept the theory of climate change; our sphere of influence is much greater than most imagine.
It has been said that, “When a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, a tornado can be spawned in Texas,” but what does that statement mean? Can one literally assume that such a small action as the flapping of a butterfly’s wings can have a global impact? Experiments conducted in the 1960s by MIT meteorologist Edward Lorenz, discovered exactly that. Coining the term “The Butterfly Effect,” scientists began to realize that incredibly small changes in one location could impact systems across the globe. They were astounded.
Those who study Native American lore may be familiar with “Chief” Seattle, a leader of one of the Puget Sound tribes, and the beautiful speech he is reported to have given in 1854. While there is considerable controversy as to the exact words he spoke—the only record was penned some time later by a physician and poet who attended the speech—the general theme applies to conditions we face today.
What Chief Seattle tried to tell us is that, “All things are connected,” a profound message from one who was considered by many, an ignorant savage. His ideas, though strange at the time, have recently been accepted by physicists who study the interconnectedness of energy and matter. Yes, our actions, regardless how seemingly insignificant, have potentials beyond imagination. Not only can they impact our environment, they reach others in ways in which we may never be aware.
If the possibility exists that “All things are connected,” let’s try to make sure the things we connect , we do so in a positive way.
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