Humans, as creatures with unlimited needs, will tend to utilize the environment for their own personal satisfaction. He will never have enough, even if he has one, he wants two, three, or four and so on. Humans will not stop utilizing nature, if necessary leveling mountains, drying up oceans, so that their stomachs are temporarily full.

The Industrial Revolution in the mid-18th century marked man's massive exploitation of his home Earth. Humans traveled the world to its corners, in search of commodities that could be used as trading capital. The bourgeoisie ran rampant in the cities, marking the exploitation of the strong by the weak.

The vast oceans are dredged to the bottom, the fish are taken on a massive scale by giant ships, who knows who to feed. In fact, decades before, tribes living on the coast never lacked food sources. They knew enough to only take fish from the sea to cover their needs. So nature took care of them.

Now that satisfaction is being sought relentlessly. The end is disastrous, wars are raging everywhere to control the main source of the world's economic driver, oil. However, the dynamics of the world have always been influenced by that little human trait, infinite gratification.  

And of course, this principle goes against the positive consciousness of humans themselves. To always stay grounded, to get closer to nature, to maintain balance. Ancient teachings from ancient human civilizations have always carried the same message, for humans to remain modest. The teachings of religions, which are believed to be the word of God, also encourage humans to always choose to live simply and without excess.

Then with that nature, will humans continue to suck the earth dry someday? Will there be a point in time when humans realize that their indifference is their own demise?

The awareness of human gluttony that must be stopped because of its great destructive power has actually grown in the hearts of young people. For example, the You Only Need One movement, a movement to live frugally by the new generation of young people today. It can be a small awareness, but it can have a big impact.

So, it can all start with oneself. With these small steps from each individual, reversing the course of humanity's gluttony may not be impossible. Starting with taking public transportation when traveling, respecting others, diligently sorting waste, not living wastefully and other positive movements that are good for the environment.

Many people may think that changing the direction of our collective behavior is just a daydream. But dreaming about an ideal world, without starting with small steps, is futile. Because an action, however small, will definitely have a butterfly effect. It's up to us, as independent individuals, to choose whether we want to do better, or stay the same.