Good Planets Are Hard To Find

As we grow in stature as individuals, families, villages, towns, cities, nations, and civilization as a whole we must embrace change. Change for the better.

As change is the only constant in Life.

Environmentally speaking, life today on our earth is definitely, a strife.
Life as a whole for all living species on this earth is under threat in one form or another. Thanks to our carelessness, insensitivity to environmental issues both individually and collectively by ever-multiplying humans.

What is past is past. Let us live in the now and learn to change for the better.
Change is inevitable if we have to save the earth for future generations.

Recently we celebrated, “Earth Day.” A day when millions of people worldwide joined hands to announce or renew their personal commitment to tackle environmental issues. The sense of urgency and importance attached to this global initiative reflects the need of the hour.

Although all concerns about environmental issues are being aired and shared, the real action and initiative at the personal level is not changing gears. We are not really committed to changing our ways as individuals. It is time we made that commitment.

Don’t you also think so?

It is time we adopted a greener life style as individuals. It is time we live by demonstrating our concerns for the environment, through personal actions in our day to day lives, that speak well about our individual commitment! It is time we demonstrated, by setting individual examples for our children to notice and emulate. How many of us are really committed? Not many.
Here is why.

1) Do you often ask this question – what difference can an individual make?
Well an individual can make all the difference in the world. Therefore, begin to be that individual. Now.

2) Are you helping to reduce the heavy dependency on earth’s finite resources?

Here is a check list for you to consider:

Do you walk to and from work?
Do you use car pools as a habit?
How often do you use the bicycle?
Do you use the public transport system as a habit?
Do you recycle water? Do you store and drink water from earthen pots, at least once in a while?
Does your house have a rain water harness system, built into it?
Do you even own a solar lamp or better still, have a solar a electricity supply in your home as a default source of energy?
Do you have a small kitchen garden/shelf/balcony/rooftop pot, that grows your basic need of herbs or the vegetables you consume?
Do you love and eat vegetables or do you yearn for meat all the time?
Do you carry a cloth bag to the mall when you go to shop?
Did you give up smoking?
Do you pick up that plastic bag/mug/plate and deposit it safely for recycling?
Do pay all your bills online?
Have you learnt to reduce, reuse, and recycle?
Do you use less heat and air conditioning and practice living at room temperatures?
Have you changed your light bulbs by replacing them with compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs?
Have you planted and nurtured trees in your lifetime?
Do you switch off lights, fans, and conditioners as a habit, when you leave home/workplace?
Do you purchase energy-efficient products and habitually avoid products that come with excess packaging that cannot be recycled?

Even if you are able to conscientiously embrace and maintain three of the above habits, you should pat yourself on the back. My hearty congratulations to you as you are a caring, daring global citizen. Keep it up and continue to improve with every passing day.

If you are not able to, please do not be dismayed. Instead try to at least embrace some of the above mentioned measures as often as possible. By making such wise choices you also get to send a clear message to businesses, politicians and government agencies that you are an eco-friendly, caring citizen who expects them to align themselves with environmental preservation practices in all its forms.
Now doesn’t that feel powerful?