Looks like it's the final days of WWO as a community site. I've been in some deep thought about all of this, and I've come to several conclusions:

1) We take ease of consuming for granted. We take and take, without thinking about where it comes from or what would happen if it was gone.

2) On that note, there's no appreciation for what we have. In the days before easy transportation, everything you got you earned through productive work of some form or fashion. Also, everything served a purpose. Nowadays, our lives have been filled with clutter. The shock helped reduce that, but there's a long way to go.

3) We need to rebuild communities. Don't just lock yourself up again. Get to know your neighbors. You might need them someday.

4) Learn how to take care of yourself. Basic disaster survival is a must. Once again, we got lazy and careless. It cost us a lot.

5) Understand the world as best you can. The oil shock shows us how interconnected money and politics and even religion really are. Make sure you elect leaders who understand that balance.

As I sit here at the end, I wonder how different things might have been had we planned ahead of time. Before the shock, I told some friends about the rumors. They brushed them off, said they could weather the prices. These same friends are now getting comfortable again.

The question to take out of this is: can we really change?

Good night and good luck everyone.

Current Mood: tired