‘What if every single one of us was a raindrop?’
I have no idea what goes into the Californian drinking water, but the Duke formerly known as Prince Harry seems to have been knocking it back. (Pictured: Prince Harry’s Calif. mansion)
We are fortunate indeed that, despite having fled State-side to secure greater privacy, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex continue to send us regular character-improving missives.
This week sees Harry return to a favorite theme: climate change.
Speaking at an online event to mark the launch of WaterBear, a new subscription television platform for environmental and conservation documentaries, Harry pondered:
“‘Every single raindrop that falls from the sky relieves the parched ground. What if every single one of us was a raindrop, and if every single one of us cared?’
The ground in my little corner of Kent is far from parched right now, but I guess the fact I am also not a raindrop indicates that Harry is not speaking literally.
Indeed, I am sure he is quite genuine when he says: ‘Being in nature is the most healing part of life, I truly believe that’s one reason why it’s there.’
Perhaps it is understandable that Harry has come to see nature as existing for his personal healing. Unlike, say, the survivors of earthquakes, tornadoes, and floods, who might hold a very different view of nature.
It is all too easy to mock the one-time heir to the throne turned Hollywood royalty, who comes complete with Netflix tie-in and, sadly, corona-curtailed frequent flying.
But what if instead of laughing, we take Harry seriously? His recently acquired penchant for woke suggests he has his finger (almost) on the pulse of elite opinion.
Whether by design or by accident, Harry soaks up the zeitgeist before reflecting it back to us with all the sophistication of a Malawian elephant.
Take another statement Harry made at the WaterBear launch:
“‘But the moment you become a father, everything really does change because then you start to realize, well, what is the point in bringing a new person into this world when they get to your age and it’s on fire?’
This rhetoric of the world being ‘on fire’ is the language used by Greta Thunberg, David Attenborough, and Extinction Rebellion protesters. It comes from people who are feted, not mocked. It is the language heard in UN assemblies and the UK Parliament.
Laughing at Harry means we avoid having to take him seriously and subjecting his words to serious criticism. And we need to question the merit of the ‘world on fire’ message.
Sure, it makes for an evocative, powerful, and disturbing image. But it is also terrifying and fatalistic. As Harry suggests, it leads inevitably to the question, ‘what is the point in bringing a new person into this world?’
Indeed, what is the point of doing anything if our fate is so definitely sealed?
And for all Harry talks about his future progeny, many climate activists have brought the deadline forward. Back in 2018, the UN warned that we have just 12 years to limit a climate change catastrophe.
So, only ten more to go. If the world is truly on fire, we need to do far more than imagining ourselves to be raindrops.
The ‘end-is-nigh’ alarmism beloved by campaigners does far worse than seed passivity. It can lead to eco-anxiety, a phenomenon described by Psychology Today as a ‘psychological disorder afflicting an increasing number of individuals who worry about the environmental crisis’.
In a survey carried out for the BBC, almost three in five (58 percent) children said they were concerned about the impact climate change will have on their lives.
Nearly one in five claimed to have had a bad dream about the climate crisis, while 17 percent said their concerns affected their capacity to sleep and eat normally.
Poor Greta may find solace for her own struggles through activism, but this is disastrous for other people’s children.
Harry reminds us that when it comes to children, ‘We can’t steal their future, that’s not the job we’re here for.’
Instead, he urges us to think about how we can ‘have our desire fulfilled without taking from our children and generations to come?’
Sadly, this stoking of generational grievances does little other than cultivate a sense of victimhood in young people. Young people have not had their futures stolen. Our planet is not literally on fire.
Climate change and our response to it must, of course, be taken seriously, but despite the ever-shifting deadlines of activists, our future is not already mapped-out.
If Harry wants to make a difference, his next sermon should dial down the psychedelia and fearmongering. We already have more than enough celebrities skilled in regurgitating the woke zeitgeist.
Read more at Spectator UK
DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO as always
How pathetic he is Prince Harry is such a Dweeb
If you are one of those souls that entertain warm and fuzzy notions of Mother Nature you would do well to remember that Mother Nature is a heartless killer and she has been trying to kill you since the day you were born. We defend ourselves from Mother Nature by using energy, concrete and steel – all of which produce prodigious amounts of CO2.
We defend ourselves from mother nature by using fire (the only species on the planet that does so) and we have been doing it for so long and so successfully that we have lost our fur (our ancestors wore animal skins to keep warm) – we can no longer exist without fire – which generates CO2 – the very thing the alarmists want us to give up !
We use our intelligence and resources to prolong our lives and quality of life.
We can endeavour to live harmoniously with nature but we cannot let nature prevail that will kill us!
Brilliant
The ugly truth of it all
Thank you Ken Irwin
“What if every single one of us was a raindrop?”
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Sorry
Used to be a teacher
When one’s role in life was tied to one’s birth, identity politics and the climate wokeness that goes with it isn’t that much of a stretch.
I have been very resistant to New Zealand becoming a republic until now -mostly because of the structure we would likely get but with Charles and his sons coming into line I now see that as something that I shall be extremely keen on. What a twat this man is!
Time for you Kiwis to look out for Agenda 21 the plans of the United Nations and Big Brother
Just hope this pathetic little prick don’t end up as King otherwise England will continue to deteriorate under Tyranny and Agenda 21
The British king or queen is merely a head of state, a titular formality rather than authority. I have more concern about the current Conservative prime minister acting terribly “woke”.
Well daid
“Every single raindrop that falls from the sky relieves the parched ground. What if every single one of us was a raindrop, and if every single one of us cared?’
A goofball
Those inbred royals!
That was my thought as well. They are not the most intelligent group of people but they live high on the hog while telling the rest of us what we should or should not do. He should go back to England where we don’t have to listen to his prattle.