\"EVERYTHING IS DYING....\"

       DEATH & DYING seems to be everywhere on the Gulf of Mexico coastline, that has become impacted by BP's oil gusher.  "Everything is dying" was a quote from a life long resident of south Louisiana, as she looked around at the surrounding marshland where ugly crude oil had invaded everywhere. 
      FOR US, who see this horror on TV everyday for endless weeks now, it is obvious that the damage already done will probably not be alleviated in most of our lifetimes.  It is one thing to see the beautiful Alabama & Florida beaches inundated with oil.  But it is even worse for the marshlands, that border the Gulf, to be killed down to the roots.  This is because the marsh has always served as a buffer when hurricanes came to the land.  Additionally, the loss of spawning grounds for seafood sources, as well for as birds and other creatures is unimaginable. 
     BUT THERE IS ANOTHER source of "dying", to be considered.  Indeed, it is an entire culture of people along this coastline that could be dying--never to come back to what was.  These are hard working people, generations of whom have always lived by the sea, and on the sea.  Most of them know nothing else, and when interviewed, their tears come while trying to express their dismay. Why, we even learned that a charter boat captain committed suicide recently, so depressed was he at the dismal future that lay ahead for him, because of the pollution of the Gulf.
     IT IS SAID....that nothing lasts forever.  But sadly,  the people of this coastal region quite simply are not able to adjust to any other way of life--even to the possibility that they may have to move away from their beloved coast, in order to survive.
    BUT THE HANDWRITING has been on the prophetic wall for some time now.  According to prophesy, Earth changes will necessitate relocation for many now and in the future, when either man-made or natural disasters occur.  And this unfortunate oil company disaster is apparently one such event, among others yet to come, which will cause coastal folks to move to high ground or suffer the consequences. 
     THIS IS NOT SOMETHING anyone wants to hear.  But these changes have already begun.  Unfortunately, such affected folks will not be able to go back to what was before. This was evidenced by one fisherman, who was asked-- "What will you do if you can't fish the Gulf anymore?"  His reply was this.  "I guess I will just go home--and wait to die."
     SO, IT IS UP HILL all the way for these people, who cannot imagine living any other place but on their beloved Gulf coastline.  For most, that is all they have ever known--like the generations before them.  So, the will to start all over again is just not within most of them.  And that is such a tragedy!

     WE CAN ONLY WISH THEM WELL -- "Bon Chance, Mon Amie"
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