What does resilience mean?

"These waves of change threaten our way of life", really? If the logic of the opening statement had stated "our way of life have caused these waves of change" maybe I would have watched beyond the first minute.

Man and nature is just one thing. We should stop separating both. Nature is not a wild horse we should scientifically domesticate -- Or we think we can master a 30-feet monster wave? Have we already forgotten about “mad cow” and “the avian flu”? Conversely, admit we are absolutely nothing without fresh air, water, and land. The bottom line is that we should approach to natural phenomena with appreciation and respect. This is no news. By attentively looking at what is around us we have figured out complex physics formulas, unnecessarily put ourselves at risk, and develop a sense of harmony. Examples are Newton's mechanics theories, Gilbert White's human adjustments, and tribal groups' folklore.

I once heard that national park is America's most brilliant idea. The ones who affirmed that forgot to ask -- or machiavellianly concealed spurious interests -- "for whom?" For the indigenous people certainly not. We have destroyed traditional knowledge and a human-nature symbiosis in the name of an indisputable economic growth framework. By separating us from the "inhospitable environment" we have created a post-industrial platform which takes for granted natural resources and supports a market force where buying is cheaper than fixing. Trash, for us, magically disappears once dumped. Have you ever visited a landfill?

I am not saying we should become trash pickers or hold a romantic view of nature. I do not want to live hanging on trees with my fellow ancestors, let alone be seen as “noble savage” by a 17th settlement mindset. However, in my thirty years as a passenger on this planet I started questioning how concrete jungles and toxic horses have improved living standards. Is the term “waves of change” an indicator that we are more civilized? I am afraid not. Instead, why not reflect upon two words recently separated by a utilitarian viewpoint of daily life: human nature? By doing so, we may not come up with the best solutions but will, at least, thinking through problems from their outset.