by Lady Carla Davis, MPH
Specializing in Nutrition
GEP Minister for Environment
Since the beginning of time, every living being, from the tiniest insect to the largest animal, including humans, has instinctively sought shelter. Homes are vital for survival because they provide shelter from the elements, to reproduce, and protection from danger. Homes enable families to grow and thrive. Thus, homes, including our planet (home to all of us), are sacred and should always be protected.
Nature provides wildlife, birds, insects, and other creatures with appearance disguises for protection in the wild, and its ecosystems have maintained a balance for millions of years. Nature also provides humans with stones, wood from trees, thatch, minerals, and metals for tools to build their homes.
Human habitats evolved from ancient cave homes and thatched island huts to modern smart homes, condos, and luxury mansions with modern conveniences. However, the so-called ‘smart’ homes are not very ‘smart’ because of exposure to unhealthy, cancer-causing EMF radiation and many toxic chemicals. But that is a topic for another article.
One thing is for sure. Builders don’t build homes like they used to.
Ancient abodes that have survived into the 21st century.
Rod Waddington / Flickr [CC BY-SA 2.0]