Disease is a fact. Curing the environment?

Disease kills so many people each year that are not counted in the figures, let alone all the people that are, that it has become, to many, apocalyptic. Aids, cancer, Malaria, and many more have been the leading causes of death worldwide for countless years.

However, as long as creation is corrupted by sin, we will never conquer disease. That is one of the curses given to Adam; disease is man's thorn and thistle, choking out the good and healthy crop. In terms of the impact held on man, disease is definitely a bigger problem than environmental degradation, but that is a selfish line of thinking.

That problem is caused by our sinful nature in Adam, and is thusly our own fault. Environmental degradation, however, is a fixable problem that we continue to cause today, not just with our sinful nature, but with our sinful actions. Since this problem is fixable, there is no reason why it should still be such a problem. If mankind knew that a wonder drug existed that could cure any ailment instantly, and that it was available to every man or woman for absolutely no cost except the small amount of effort necessary to attain it, I believe that every single human being would take the necessary action to achieve this drug.

This is the situation with environmental degradation. The cure for the environment lies in the hands of each man and woman, but nothing is done to cure it. This is what makes it such a problem. The environment is just as much a part of Creation as man and woman, and our charge to rule over it and subdue it is equal with the charge to take care of it. Our shortcomings are a result of our selfishness and unwillingness to bear the responsibility such a great task.

We have been offered an entire planet, to care for and nurture, and we have cast it aside saying we have better things to do with our time and money. Disease is not a problem; it is a fact. It will always plague our world, as long as we are fallen. But we have the ability to cure the environment, if we are willing.