HELP SAVE THE EARTH!! (by : ANGGRAENI / XII-A6 / 04)
In
this aspect I’m trying to put myself as a subject in the world that endeavours
to do something locally positive to the environment. I believe something global
should be started with something local. Something big has to start from one
small step, and that step, I believe, should start from within ourselves. I see
around me that people tend to neglect the well-being of the environment. Before
I ask people to do something about it, I should ask myself first about what I
can do.
The
first thing that I notice is just how lazy and how bad I am about waste
management. I read about a girl named Lauren Singer, who only made a jar of
waste in four years. Just imagine if everyone can do the same thing, how many tons
of wastes can be avoided from taking place in saving the environment. I am
inspired to do the same. For example, I will try to always bring my own bag when
I go to buy my daily needs. Not to mention, I can actually use a paper bag
instead of plastic bag. And, while doing it, maybe I can inspire my family and
friends to do same, I can imagine that in ten years time I might be able to
inspire hundreds or event thousands of people to do the same to act locally to
reduce personal wastes.
The
second thing that I believe that I need to reduce the use of is personal
gadgets. It is probably the most difficult thing to do as we are so attached to
our gadgets. Gadgets are maybe the one thing that has been absorbing the most
power in this world. And, producing power is so expensive. Let’s say to produce
one kilo Watt of electricity, water power is needed. To get the water power
every government should build a electric company near the sea, which is not
friendly to the marine environment. I can imagine that if I can reduce my use
of gadgets, for example, two hours per day per gadget, in a year I can sav many
kilo Watt of electricity. Now, can you imagine if I can inspire at least one
hundred people to do that. How much marine environment can we save?
Another
thing we need to consider to reduce the global bad effect on the environment is
educating people to understand the danger of global impact human life does to
the environment. People do or not do things because they are either aware or
ignorant about certain facts. Some people have decided not to eat meat because
they understand that it is bad for them; some eat more fruits and vegetables
because they are aware that it is good for them. Now, some people throw garbage
or wastes into the rivers because they are ignorant of the impact of their
action. Some people use their gadgets without any stop because they don’t know
that it absorbs power which slowly destroys the well-being of our environment.
One of the first thing to do beside changing our own frame of mind on the
environmental issue related to globalization is to educate as many people as
people, to reach their awareness, to make them see what is wrong and what is
right. In the near future I hope to find a local organization which acts as an
educator for this cause. I would love to get involved in educating people and
help them make a change by giving them facts about how dangerous it is for us
not to take actions against negative environmental issues. Like changing
ourselves, giving people awareness of the issues will in the end multiply the
social awareness, more people reached, more actions to do, more changed can be
made.
Read
the newspaper, at present many people are complaining about the increase of the
earth’s temperature, and how it affects every organism living on earth
including the humans. However, only few people are willing to sit down and read
what causes this increase and what can be done about it. People with awareness
on the possible cures for this environmental problem needs to do something
about this ignorance. We need to reach more people and tell them what can be
done and how it is done. Reducing global problem has to be started locally,
from one human to another, from one awareness to the next. When we are aware of
our actions, we will be able to measure the impact of the actions. If we want
good results, we need to do good actions. And, that has to start from each one
of us.
In
ten or twenty years time, when I am married with children, I want to be able to
make an important contribution and impact in reducing our world’s environmental
problems. It would mean a lot to see the world without worrying about climate
change and increase in earth’s temperature. I would definitely love to sit down
with my children in a big garden somewhere breathing fresh and clean air, while
telling them how to make better impacts for better world. Hopefully in ten or
twenty years time.
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