Breathe Deeply and Tread Lightly

Did you know that proportionately the Earth's atmosphere is thinner than the skin of an apple? When I first read this astonishing fact, my mind was blown yet again at the ways which we take things for granted. A simple act like having just the right amount of enough Oxygen in the air is incredible. Whilst this post isn't designed to impart a particular religious view, it is designed to make readers stop. And appreciate. Appreciate that one deep breath that perfectly fills our tireless lungs with a floating gas which allows us to function. No matter whether it is a salty sea breeze, warm country air or a slightly smoggy city gust- breathe it in and thank Mother Nature for making the mix just right. Because without air, we don't function. Now this is not revolutionary, it's not rocket science and it's not new. But we constantly neglect to even think momentarily about the privilege of breathing.
Imagine if the impact of global expansion and industrialization causes the air to become so polluted that it becomes un-breathable. Perhaps our own inhabited apple has already began to rot.