The Gulf of Mexico has been making headlines for some months now. Some say it’s the end of the Gulf ecosystem, others argue that the oil spill will spread into oceans around the world. Yes, this has been a tragic event. Yes, thousands of people have fought to help contain the spill and the damage it has created.
But it’s not the end of the world, folks. Or the end of the Gulf.
Yes, thousands of birds have been killed. Fish and other sea life have died. Some Gulf residents have lost jobs. This has been a terrible event – I am in no way glossing that over.
But the world will move on. The oil will be dealt with. Life comes back.
Spending several days on the Gulf coast last weekend, I was shocked and thrilled by the array of sea life I could view simply standing on the sea wall. Crabs. Little fish. Big fish. Man o’ Wars. Cabbage head jellyfish. Dolphins. The list goes on and on. As does life.
So ignore the doom-and-gloomers on this one. The Gulf coast houses a surprisingly hardy ecosystem that knows how to bounce back. Maybe some people could learn a lesson from that.
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