Doing Our Part
World Earth day was recently celebrated, as to bring about more awareness of taking care of our environment. Earth day is more than just taking care of the environment but it also involves taking care of our health. One needs the other. When we take care of our health, we care for our environment, just as when we take care of our environment we are taking care of our health. Imagine if we used up all the trees and did not rebuild any. Where would our source of oxygen come from?
The ozone layer is quickly being destroyed and because of it many people around the world are suffering. The Glaciers which were once the life source of some countries’ livelihood and means of overall survival, is now melting at too fast a pace. People are forced to leave their villages and families and migrate elsewhere for work. Their only source of water is now either too little or no more. Without water in some villages for proper use, it can cause suffering and illness. While in other countries where there is constant flooding, it’s a breeding ground for disease.
We may begin to tear up when we see or hear about such suffering happening to people in third world countries were poverty is the order of the day. Yet we all are contributing to their woes by the products we use in our hair, on our skin and the oils we use in our vehicles. All these contribute to the destruction of our earth. Prevention is always better than cure. Doctors and scientists are working hard at finding a cure for cancer, yet look at how many things we do that causes us to get cancer.
The packaging of food and certain products that we use have a high risk of giving us cancer. We need to realize that when we kill our environment, we are really killing ourselves. People need to get of the mentality that if it does not affect or concern me then why I should bother. Here is where they are making a big mistake. Just because your area is not flooding or going through a drought does not mean it does not affect you. You may not see the affects of it directly or right away, but once it affects the earth you live on, it affects you.
The sun has become ten times hotter than it was twenty years ago. People are bulking up on sunscreens because of fear of the sun’s UV rays. Those who don’t are looking for ant-wrinkle and anti-aging creams to repair the sun’s damage. We need to do our part in preserving our earth. Make a decisive effort to keep a clean scene. If you can afford to go organic then avoid using inorganic foods and products. Walk when you can instead of driving, as we already have way too many vehicles on the road anyway. Recycling your garbage and planting a tree is all part of it.
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