My youngest son plays freshman football. Last night we had our first real game, I noticed something that very out of balance. When the game was all over, the bleachers were covered in trash, were the people had just let it lay.
My wife and I with the help of one other person took 15 minutes and picked it up. Luckily the school had garbage cans available at the end of most isles so the job was a snap. Everyone who had left something for the wind to blow away had quite frankly walked right by a trashcan at the end of their isle.
When we returned home to have dinner I was trying to convey the need for people to do their part for the sake of our planet. Their response, “Why should we do anything? We might take a job away from the maintenance man.” Wow that response was not what I was expecting….
I don’t know about you, but in this day when the environment is reeling from the affects of mans careless use of power, I find it hard to stand idly by and do nothing to contribute to the problem. I also find the attitude of the young people in my area to be the most extravagant I have ever seen. Change is never easy, but this is a change that can keep our world alive.
I am afraid that my children have been spoiled. I know that I cannot push anything into their minds, but I would like to change their flagrant attitude towards their environment.
We residents of this great planet Earth have got to wake up as a collective. The needs of the environment are painfully real, and our actions must be changed if our race is to continue the life everyone has come to rely on. We have no reset on this game, it is either win or lose.