No sentient being exists in isolation. Our lives are connected to all other lives on the planet. Every single living being is connected to every single other living being. We should love the glorious sun, the sky, the water. Love the trees and flowers. Love every sentient being that exists around us. Love and protect our environment……We should cherish everything that is so intimately related to us, that is in fact a part of us! From the Buddhist point of view, natural disasters are a result of the collective karma of sentient beings. When allowed to escalate to a certain level, human greed, hate and ignorance bring about disaster. Likewise, if humans reduce their greed, hate and ignorance, the disasters experienced on earth will naturally diminish.