The Nature Of Man - Marxs Capital essays

The Nature Of Man - Marx's Capital essays Many people believe that issues affecting the world today are of no concern for our future generations. They do not dedicate themselves enough to sustaining the limited resources we have available. For example even though people are educated by the society around them and are warned that they should recycle and consume less energy they do not take any action. People understand that they need to use these limited resources wisely, however they do not do anything to solve the issue but only destroy the environment further. Because of this, our natural resources are slowly becoming depleted due to mans greed and power. For those who try to change the world they will not succeed if they are alone. Fixing the environment is not something one can do all alone, we need support from others but man is so greedy. We pretend to care but take no action when the time comes. We do not approve of long term goals; we want what we demand right away. The sole purpose of mans existence is to exploit both the natural and human resources which exist on this planet. (Marx, 1975) Our world is being destroyed gradually by pollution, chemical emissions, garbage dumps, and the misuse of our water supplies. In the future we may not have any natural resources left because of mans greed. We may use up what little resources we have now, and as a result ...man will exploit his physical environment by sucking dry the very resources which maintain his existence... (Marx, 1975) Because of mans greed, today the world is fighting for oil, it is the most valuable product in the economic industry, but soon this product will be wat er. People in future generations will fight for water the way in which they fight for oil today. The greenhouse effect will also be a huge factor if we do not control it now. We are destroying our world more than natural disasters are, and because of this fact man is the only source that affects its re...