Visual Metaphor

I found this visual metaphor on a photo management site in order for people to share photos of concepts that are important to them.  This image was an assignment where a student created the image in order to promote free energy research.  This is a connotative image because it doesn’t directly show the point but more implies it by cleverly manipulating the picture to spark certain thoughts.  I feel this visual metaphor is intriguing and very accurate where many different conclusions can be imagined. But I think one of the more significant interpretations of this image is how humans are unconsciously lost in a world of technology.  What normally would be natural grounds are being transformed into the latest and greatest "improvements" for man kind.  Mother nature is being killed by humans while we aren't exactly aware of our actions. Even though we still continue to use nature to power what we create in attempt to save or planet, the problem of destroying our planet begins at what we power.  We then use new technology made from nature for our daily lives completely oblivious to the harm and to our massive reliance on man-made products.  What will happen to the Earth and the human race if we convert to complete use of technology removing nature form our lives?  Life would obviously become more convenient than ever but it wouldn't be exactly better.  Considering the amount of increased disease throughout the past few years that correlates with the amount of processed materials, adapting to total processed materials could possibly lead to outrageous amounts of disease and newly developed diseases.  The biggest aspect that will eventually cause some major harm to our society is our lack of attentiveness.  One hint this visual metaphor is cluing at is that this is happening behind our head, we aren't realizing what we're doing to ourselves. And that is what will eventually destroy us.