Some call me nature . Others call me "Mother Nature".

I've been here for over 4.5 billion years . 22,500 times longer than you .

I don't really need people . But people need me .

Yes , your future depends on me .

When I thrive , you thrive .  When I falter , you falter . Or worse .

But I've been here for eons .

I have fed species greater than you .

And I have starved species greater than you .

My oceans , My soil , My flowing streams , My forests ,

They all can take you or leave you .

How you choose to live each day , whether you regard or disregard me .

Doesn't really matter to me .

One way or the other .

Your actions will determine your fate .  Not mine

I am nature . I will go on.

I am prepared to evolve .

Are you ?

I am the ocean. I'm water.I'm most of this planet. I shaped it.

Every stream , every cloud , and every rain drop. It all comes back to me.

One way or another , every living thing here needs me  .

I'm the source . I'm what they crawled out of .

Humans ? They're no different . I don't owe them a thing .

I give , they take . But I can always take back .

That's just the way it's always been .

It's not their planet anyway . Never was . Never will be .

But humans , they take more than their share .

They poisen me , then they expect me to feed them .

Well it doesn't work that way .

If humans want to exist in nature with me and off of me .

I suggest they listen close . I'm only going to say this once .

If nature isn't kept healthy , humans won't survive . Simple as that .

Me , I could give a damn ,  with or without humans . I'm the ocean .

I covered this entire planet once . And I can always cover it again .

That's all I have to say .

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