The Oil Spill… Who is Really Responsible?

Now this is sure to stir some feelings in people out there. The Gulf Oil Spill/Leak is still one of the top trending topics world wide, in one article I just browsed, BP have said that they have hit a cost of 100m per day to try and clean it up. While BP are doing what they can (albeit a little late) the majority of society are quick to point the finger of blame (as they usually do), something went wrong so somebody must be at fault, heads must roll there must be BLOOD. Although this is a big problem that certainly requires immediate attention and a thorough investigation, I am going to use it to highlight an even bigger issue.

The issue is one that I believe should be far easier to fix… unfortunately, it will in fact still be an issue long after the oil leak is plugged. People as a whole are quick to blame others for their ‘lot’ in life whatever that is meant to mean. They look at what other people have and decide in their own mind that if they are seemingly doing better than themselves that there must be some sordid reason and that they are evil. Be damned the truth, that the person they covet with envious eyes worked hard to be where they are to have what they have. And unfortunately it is these thoughts that ultimately keep them from having everything they could ever possibly need.

If they spent half as much time focusing on the things that they did want in their lives, as they did thinking that someone else has it so much better then they would want for nothing. So what has this got to do with Oil and who is responsible? Well I would think it is obvious… but then I am writing the post right   The question that I think needs to be asked here and now (go on ask yourself) is this… ‘Can these people (yourself included) actually do anything about it?’ The answer is of course they can. So the next question then is this ‘Is Bitching and Moaning about a Giant company going to help the situation?’ the answer to that of course is NO they most certainly cannot. As I say I wanted to use this to highlight a bigger issue… if people took head of this you would notice an immediate surge in resources and solutions. But again if it was as easy as people taking personal responsibility then we would already be there wouldn’t we? Doesn’t everyone already take personal responsibility? If we are to look at all of the crap blatantly defaming different companies and individuals on the internet is anything to go by then NO Absolutely not.

Ladies and Gents there are regulatory Authorities that are set in place to investigate companies and individuals for a reason, they are qualified to do so… Wow… imagine that qualified… it is a foreign thought for a lot of people out there… never mind I digress…

So back to our oil spill… who is responsible? Well you are… I am… we all are, unless you drive a Hybrid, live in home that has no electricity accept Solar or wind generated, have NEVER used public transport, have never worked in a building that did not have central heating…. you get the picture..?

Now could we have prevented the situation… more than like not, we have no effective control… however stop and think for a second… if there was no demand for the natural resource that BP are obviously  supplying then would they have ever been there to begin with? Something to think about.

I know that there will be people that are upset at this post… you know what ‘boohoo’ get over it, you probably whine about it being to full too when there are 1000′s of people starving. Note I am not hear pointing the finger, I included myself in the responsible part.

The fact remains that we can do something about this and the prospect of future disasters… the question remains will you? If you could stand as part of a global solution and truly be responsible for creating a better place for everyone would you?

The funny thing is I ask this question of so many people and they all say the same thing… yes of course I would… sadly when shown the way where they can truly make a difference they don’t. There is always something that gets in the way.

If you are the former, then check this out NOW, if you are the latter… I am sorry and Good Luck… you may need it.