Devastated over Bees

It is no coincidence that the subject of the disappearance of bees came up in class today. I have been wondering that all day long.

As I walked down the staircase of my apartment building this morning, I came upon with a strange sight: an unusually large amount of dead bees on the floor. I paused and remembered a conversation my dad and I were having about the recent decline of bees. I made note of how sad the situation was getting and moved on, got into my car and drove to work. Later on, in class, we brought up the subject again and I quickly looked up why the bees were dying. In less than five minutes, I became disgusted with the people leading our food industry, and I became angry with the fact that all I had to do was Google it and the answer was right there!! Which means, we know WHY, so WHY is it not being stopped immediately.

Just in case the devastation is not clear, let me show you what I later came home to find. I decided that it would be a good idea to take pictures and post it onto Facebook so people who didn't know could see for themselves:

This is the terrible sight I saw in the morning. This shocked me at first because I just hadn't seen so many dead bees randomly laying there all at once:

Later, when I had just come home from class, I began to wonder where they came from.If they were on the ground floor, they must have fallen from the top of the staircase. So I decided to climb up. My building has three floors of condos, and there are five levels, including the garage and the rooftop. This is what I found on the third floor, fourth flight of stairs:

I could clearly see that the amount of bees were getting more concentrated, and something inside kept telling me to keep going up. And then I finally reached the top floor with the door to the roof. I instantly became filled with tears and my jaw dropped to the floor.

Some were still alive, squirming about. Others were completely dead. None of them had the yellow color on there backsides like I had remembered. There were no better word than utter devastation.

My feelings are tired and my mouth has been shut for a long time, but now I am going to spill it all because this is simply inexcusable. Through a simple Google search and one article, I got a glimpse into what is causing this epidemic. This is just one source: http://environment.about.com/od/biodiversityconservation/a/honeybees.htm.
Bees are an essential part of our ecosystem. Without bees, we have no crops, not to mention other vegetation the planet needs. Without crops, we have no food, Without food, HUMANS AND ANIMALS DIE. Plain and simple. No bees, no humans. I don't care how much science will claim to stretch itself to make up for bees later, it's the 'science' that is killing them. Don't get me wrong, I am all for understanding this planet with science, but there is no need to try to make natural processes that have worked for millenia 'better.' Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that when humans mess with nature, the outcome isn't that great? With all the genetically modified crops, the pollen that the bees are collecting don't have enough nutrients for the bees to survive. If the bee cannot survive from merely the pollen, what do we expect to gain from the fruit?! Not to mention the pesticides we end up consuming. If it is killing the bees, what happening to us, the unconscious eaters of the world (aka Americans)?

It's like our government is some spoiled child that will not learn from it's mistakes. Just as long as the pockets of the politicians and corporate leaders are full, anything can be 'overlooked.' It seems the blind have increased. Some people actually suffer the horrible reality of never being able to see this glorious world, and then we have the people who close their eyes and turn away based on how much you have paid them. Then they wonder why they can't sleep at night. Then we wonder how the pharmaceutical companies are making their ill-gotten fortunes; they help mask peoples problems instead of treat them. You hardly see anyone put in the effort to dig deep anymore. This is why we have relationship problems and all time high divorce rates. No one puts in the effort to find out where their foods come from and who is growing them. No one wants to look at the socially unattractive person who might have a lot more to offer than others they have met. All they see is; the redder and larger the tomato, the better. And only aesthetics are looked at: nice face, small waist, big boobs, big lips and short skirts means quality woman. It is like no one can control their hormones long enough to contemplate how this woman will be with children, at home, around friends or in a tempting situation outside of the relationship. Our life here is so fast paced, no one has any time for anything anymore. They are too busy being brainwashed by commercials and reality TV, then spending most of their time after trying to justify their similar behavior because it is portrayed as socially acceptable on the TV or internet.

So my next statement will blame everything on the root of all evil, right? Greed, right? YES. Is it not? Is it not selfish to do unethical, hurtful, dirty and deceitful for personal gain and profit? This society and culture is breeding self centered people. It is encouraging solitary, 'care-free,' reckless, immoral lives. In fact, it is fashionable. So let's be fashionable, and let us talk selfish now. What about me! What about the quality of my life and my health? Tell me how I am suppose to see a healthy old age someday. Tell me how I am suppose to get a good paying job and support a family and qualify for anything without starting off with $100,000+ loans from school. Explain to me why people do not want kids anymore, and why the people that do are too scared to bring them into this world. Additionally, why are the people who do have kids having an unusually hard time raising them? Why must I, as a girl, worry day in and day out about how much I weigh, what I wear and how sexually attractive I am to a man who won't look at me otherwise? Explain to me how well this Melting Pot it working to your advantage.

There are already a lot of people who are asking questions and it is becoming contagious. I had never counted my self among them before, but in the past few years, my eyes have been opened to a lot. Soon, more and more people will become so demanding and selfish that they will revolt in utter rage to get answers. I hope They have some good answers to give for compromising health for profit.