By

 Dr. Wilson Triviño

The older I get, the wiser my mother and father become.  That is also true with mother earth.   I have become open to what mother earth has to say to me in my journey.

We all take clean air, water, and a healthy ecosystem for granted.  One of the unfortunate consequences of globalization and technological advances has been the environmental abuse to our planet.  One does not have to be a radical environmentalist to develop a sense of caring for nature.   The severe drought in Georgia last year and the haze of smog over Atlanta are tangible examples of our lax environmental policies.

In my community, Cobb County, we have a monument, Spaceship Earth on the campus of Kennesaw State University that was created by sculptor Eino and funded by the Maxwell foundation.  This masterpiece makes us pause and be open to the awareness of the beauty of our planet.   Spaceship earth is eighty eight pieces of Brazilian quartzite weighing over three hundred thousand pound.  The design is based on how the earth was first viewed by the Apollo astronauts.  The location of Spaceship Earth is both the best place and worse place, because as Southerners we tend not to be as environmentally conscious as are neighbors on the West coast. 

Sculptor, environmentalist, and philosopher Eino proclaims that we are “one with the earth”. We all have a responsibility to care for mother earth.   Eino efforts arise from a life long passion.  These efforts led him to create the Save Spaceship Earth Alliance (www.savespaceshipearth.com), a nonpartisan and not for profit organization committed   to synergize ideas.  Creating real change begins from small individual efforts. 

As we celebrate Earth Day 2008, my wish is that my community and global neighbors take a moment to do one small act that will preserve our mother earth for future inhabitants.

Political Scientist Dr. Wilson Triviño resides in Marietta, Georgia and is a speaker and writer for ABC Vision.  A consulting firm that focuses on leadership, change, and innovation. He may be reached at abcvision@gmail.com