Rainy Contemplation

I'm taking a brief moment to appreciate the weather today.  The pitter patter of the rain outside is soothing as I sit here at my desk, warm and dry. I can't go outside and play during the week anyhow.  Regardless, the rain doesn't bother me.  It's supposed to be rainy around here.  We need it to keep this beautiful land lush and green.  What bothers me is how much the climate is changing all over.  I read an article early this morning about Glacier National Park and it's heartbreaking how detrimental the changes that are happening there are, and all over the western part of the country.  Change is an inevitable part of life, but as a human being, so is feeling despair at watching the world around us tumbling in a downward spiral.  I'm really not a pessimist though.  I don't think the world is going to end, though I honestly have no idea what the future will look like for our children's children's children.  Nature will fight back and I hope we are able to adapt to what we've wrought.  I also hope we continue to grow technologically so we can further explore the universe.  In that regard I wish I could live forever, or live again.