A Life on Our Planet

I had the privilege this evening of watching David Attenborough’s documentary called A Life on our Planet. He calls it his witness statement. It was made in 2020, so the information is very up to date. We watched it on Netflix. As with all of his documentaries, it was beautifully done. I was kind of afraid to watch it, to tell you the truth. In these days of so much bad news and worry in general, I didn’t know if I could handle more of that, yet I really wanted to know how David saw the state of the world.

Amazingly, though he told the truth about how things stand with regard to climate change and how urgent the need is to act to reverse it, he also gave us a message of hope. He told us very simply what needs to be done and that if done, our species can be saved. Whew! Now I have a much better idea what I should do personally, and what I should lobby for provincially and federally. David gave examples of countries who have taken the required actions, and how good things have happened as a result.

I was so glad I watched this documentary. At the end there are the words : “ This is David Attenborough’s witness statement. Who else needs to see it?”

I immediately thought of all of you. I invite you and encourage you to watch it. I think you will be glad you did.