I learned something new today about how we, the humans, play a huge part in terms of the natural happenings that occur in the society. In class, I found out that most of us think that a sustainable city should include roads, more residential lands, municipal offices, commercial establishments and the like in order to support or provide the needs of the people who live in that area. However, I was quite amazed when our professor mentioned that a city or a particular place can be considered sustainable even if there are only three houses located in a huge land and a 7-11 near them. And I never thought of it before.
Last year, we had experienced Mother Nature’s fury when Ondoy, Pepeng and other natural calamities visited our country. A lot of people, whether rich or poor alike, were greatly affected by them. They started to live anew after losing their most prized possessions. Even I, myself, was not exempted from them. I thought I would never experience such thing. For instance, when Ondoy came, my fellow early childhood majors and I were stranded on the road for more than five hours, after we had our community service. Fortunately, there were people who willingly helped us. They gave us food and let us stay in their home and restaurant while we waited for the water to subside. It was really an unforgettable event for me, and I hope it will never happen ever again.
Actually, it is not too late for us to do something to avoid or prevent disasters like this. Like what our professor said, we directly affect the environment because we are a part of it. We cannot be separated from it since we are interconnected with each other. We are responsible for the different changes that are happening in the world right now, like climate change. Now is the time for us to “shift from the traditional perspective” and become more open-minded so we can adapt or keep up with the changes in our society. By being open-minded, we will be able to understand how we contribute to these changes. Open-mindedness can help us think of ways on how we can improve and make our world a better place to live in.
I honestly think that we should not laugh at the people who are actively participating in different activities that are related to taking care of the environment. For me, they are doing the right thing because at this time, our environment is slowly “dying”. Maybe, we should start living a simple life and at least try to stay away from more worldly things. We need a global effort because we can’t save it on our own. We have to combine all our power in order to take good care of it. Time is precious. Let us not waste every second of it.
Last year, we had experienced Mother Nature’s fury when Ondoy, Pepeng and other natural calamities visited our country. A lot of people, whether rich or poor alike, were greatly affected by them. They started to live anew after losing their most prized possessions. Even I, myself, was not exempted from them. I thought I would never experience such thing. For instance, when Ondoy came, my fellow early childhood majors and I were stranded on the road for more than five hours, after we had our community service. Fortunately, there were people who willingly helped us. They gave us food and let us stay in their home and restaurant while we waited for the water to subside. It was really an unforgettable event for me, and I hope it will never happen ever again.
Actually, it is not too late for us to do something to avoid or prevent disasters like this. Like what our professor said, we directly affect the environment because we are a part of it. We cannot be separated from it since we are interconnected with each other. We are responsible for the different changes that are happening in the world right now, like climate change. Now is the time for us to “shift from the traditional perspective” and become more open-minded so we can adapt or keep up with the changes in our society. By being open-minded, we will be able to understand how we contribute to these changes. Open-mindedness can help us think of ways on how we can improve and make our world a better place to live in.
I honestly think that we should not laugh at the people who are actively participating in different activities that are related to taking care of the environment. For me, they are doing the right thing because at this time, our environment is slowly “dying”. Maybe, we should start living a simple life and at least try to stay away from more worldly things. We need a global effort because we can’t save it on our own. We have to combine all our power in order to take good care of it. Time is precious. Let us not waste every second of it.
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