Author: Victoria Maravi
Country: Peru
Growth and personal commodities have become a symbol for ultimate happiness for our society in general. Our generation has been raised with a consumerist ideology with which most of us can only think about growing, whether in regards of age, financial success, house size or any other material possessions. Many teens nowadays can recognise thousands of major labels in the media but only a few plant and animal species in the world. Clearly contradictory, right?
I can tell you that we are endangering our species every minute due to the careless attitude we have towards our environment and the next minute be complaining about how I cannot find a date for my prom party. On a more external note, when I went to the cinema to match “An Inconvenient Truth”, Leonardo DiCaprio’s movie about climate change, I went to the fanciest district here and, supposedly, the one that should show more concern to issues of that sort. It had premiered the day before and only eight people were there. It is funny, but also humiliating as it shows people’s indifference to global problems.
We are being raised with a dual and selfish attitude that reveals a flaw in the apparent master plan we call “human development”. What can we do to change the level of awareness of the people around us? Can we hope for a peaceful, non-pollutant world instead of a flee to space a few years from now due to excessive radioactivity on our Earth for wars? I certainly hope to at least have a decent generation that is not so interested in money and is concerned about external problems around the world.
And maybe climate change is not the most risky issue nowadays. Maybe it is poverty and lack of quality education that forces the vast majority of the world population to not know a thing about global warming or anything more than the house they live in. I am clueless on what I should do now to address this, but maybe you can think of some good ideas –ideas we as young people can take– on how to tackle the situation. That way we can inspire the world to change.
5 comments:
I haven't seen that one, but saw some videos on YouTube about it. I really think you said it all, and i neva looked at it that it might be because problems like poverty make people over-look over alarming issues like global warming.
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Great job!
Great article.:) If only Bush was as enlightened as you are.
I think firstly people need to take the threat seriously. Maybe Global warming is a myth, but if it is not, then the consequences are to harsh for us to not take action. If we take action now, it is brief period of economic recession. But that would be better than being anhiliated.
well done Vic! I agree with you.
Good article, and keep 'em coming (I'll try to get some in too :P)
Thank you guys!
I still think there is salvation in regards of global warming, and as Ash said, if we doubt if it is risky or not, let's choose an action that could at least save us if it's true.
I forgot to add for everyone to read: smiiiile!* :)
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