Man And His Folly On Energy Usage

Despite having millions of cars running on earth today, transport manufacturers have to keep on churning out new products to continue earning profit. They have to continue making cars, and other mechanized modes of transport, in large numbers to even just break-even. Every other year or so, they have to make newer models of last years models to continue this demand and continue profiting from manufacturing. To them, the word saturation or end of the product life does not exist. And right in the midst of all this, there are scores of people who cannot afford “not” having the latest models. They look at spy photos of the cars and start ordering. It's no longer the need for transport anymore but the need for the latest status symbols. Those who have last year's models want this year's models. Those who have no cars, wouldn't mind last year's models; but would prefer this year's or next year's models. To get satisfied, they hope to overtake the current kings of latest models somewhere along the way. And this demand must continue. The rich are so much gripped by this greed that they cannot afford not to have bits and snatches of all the latest machines. Some have entire fleets of top marques and still counting. All I can say is that a folly is in the details!

Just think about it. What if we mass produce alternative fuels cars? Very soon all the current fossil fuel cars will be obsolete and the world population will fast-track to acquire the latest versions which will have been very cleverly marketed. This is because, for the manufacturers of these goods, demand will have to be so astronomical to justify shareholder approval. We will need to forget any “mis-conceptualizations” or weakness of the new discovery. Those will be buried alive and anyone who dares bring it to the fore could be mixed with wet concrete and buried under the foundation of a forty story building. I'm pretty sure that can happen in certain places, if it were made there. I haven’t even gotten to nuclear power, and my editor is saying this is enough!

On the part of conservation, I wonder why my government is struggling to spread electricity into the rural areas, before turning off those massive diesel generators. Don't get me wrong! I'm for electricity in my mama's rural home. But if it means spending so much, in terms of infrastructure, to have electricity in her house for ten years only and then foregoing the luxury of motorized transport for life, then let it pass. My argument for African countries is that we ought to electrify the rural areas, but only after ensuring we aren't heavily—if at all—relying on diesel fuel to generate electricity. Doing it the other way is the proverbial process that puts the cart before the horse. This is what contributes towards Iran's nuclear program and the Iraq war too. Read the whole chapter and marvel at how we create wars and global tensions without knowing it. What a folly is all I can say!

Before I sign off this topic though, I just have one question for your consideration. If a Supreme Being really exists and wants us to desire and obey him, what tools would he use—that are readily at his disposal—to “self-willingly” get us do what he wants? Get the answers and we might commence the journey towards eternal bliss. The only thing that might stand in our way is "The Grand Test."

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