E.T. VISION: Moving Towards a Planetary Perspective

	If we considered ourselves visitors to this planet
	would we treat it with more respect?

	Can we learn to see this planet as a rare anomaly
	in a universe that's mostly dead?

	Perhaps we should view ourselves
	as passengers in a small spaceship
	instead of beings with boundless room?

	Are we heading the way of dinosaurs
	by focussing solely on our next meal
	or can we consider our long-term future
	and find ways to help this planet heal?


Gunther: All too often we don't appreciate things until they are destroyed.

Nadya:   Let's hope that's not the case with our planet.

Bill:    Most people are so focused on their own affairs that they don't notice most stuff beyond them.

Nadya:  (gulping a glass of wine) Yeah. What's new?

Bill:   Maybe some computer system should take over this planet – humans have done a lousy job.

Liao:   That scenario seems quite possible.

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from _Cyberpoems: Exploring the Human-Machine Interface_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY:  Some thoughts about our role on Spaceship Earth.
KEYWORDS:  spaceship Earth, global perspectives, eco-poetry, global issues

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 1993 in Shizuoka, Japan / Finished: 2016 in Xīn-Táiběi, Taiwan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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