Burning Bridges

Squarzoni briefly mentions the bridges we cross. Whether it be the literal ones, or the figurative ones, like life into death. He brings up a point that he has repeatedly written about: one person’s action does not do anything if others do not follow suit. A sad truth about our world. It is called a bystander effect. People believe that someone else will take care of it, and this thought crosses the mind of every individual. In turn, nothing is achieved.

No one wants to be the first to try something risky, something that could embarrass them or make them fail. Humans are too prideful. We want to prove to others that we are the best, that we have the best job, the best spouse, the best kids, the best car, the best house, the best life. In reality, we are miserable. Possibly, because of these things, because of this competition for the top spot.

The bridge our world has crossed, one into innovation and technology and fossil fuels, will ultimately destroy us. And our ignorance of the matter at hand is slowly burning the bridge we have crossed to the point of no return. We cannot rebuild the bridge, for we have exhausted our resources. We must now deal with the consequences of the burned bridge. And hopefully build a new one that will carry us safely into the future. But we must walk. Not drive, else it would defeat the purpose.