My husband and I just watched Leonardo DiCaprio’s movie about climate change and it inspired me beyond describing.
For a very long time, I was ignorant about a lot of things that are happening in the world. Climate change was one of them. At the time it was called global warming and seemed to be this far away thing that someone else needed to deal with. And then I went to study abroad. I met so many people from countries all over the world. I’ve actually seen the horrible pollution in China. It made me wonder about the consequences of our actions and about the impact that we actually have on Earth.
I’m not going to explain the science of the climate change, overpopulation and pollution even though it is very interesting. I believe that I’m not qualified enough to even try to explain it to you. Instead, I’ll leave you some useful links at the end and I really hope that you’ll check them out because the impact we have on everything around us can no longer be ignored.
It still amazes me how some people can just “not believe” in climate change. The facts are there. You cannot just choose to ignore them. You cannot pretend like it’s not our problem. You cannot deny your responsibility. It’s simple. Really. You don’t shit where you eat. Right now we are shitting all over our beautiful home. We are destroying spectacular forests, leaving thousands of animals homeless and defenceless, we are over-consuming, and exploiting our resources and overpopulating our planet.
People are truly arrogant. All we want is money, and power, and recognition, and fame. We all want to be important. We all want to matter. We were even arrogant enough to start claiming land and fighting for it *ahem (politicians)*, but for some reason, we refuse to take the responsibility that comes with it. The only way we can start addressing this issue is by acknowledging it, being aware of it, taking interest in it.
And if you don’t believe in climate change, I’m not going to argue with you. I’m just asking you to consider the possibility. What if? If it is real, won’t you feel embarrassed in front of your kids and their kids that you didn’t try to stop it? Aren’t you afraid that in 50 years you’ll look back at your life and see that you had an opportunity to contribute, but you chose to ignore it because it was more convenient? And guess what? It’s not going to matter who won the election. It’s not going to matter why Brangelina broke up. It’s not going to matter who won the Super Bowl. If we don’t do something, we are going to pay for our arrogance. And the whole world will pay along with us.
So take even a few minutes and watch a TED conference instead of a cat video. Take a stand and share it. Take an action and change your lifestyle to make the world a better place. We happen to live in the most incredible, fascinating and miraculous place. Let’s not screw it up!
I don’t expect a lot of people to turn their life around, because of this post, because what do I know? I’m just one tiny person. But I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t try. And if even one person takes interest in this serious issue, then it would be totally worth it.
Thank you for your attention.
https://youtu.be/90CkXVF-Q8M - Before The Flood
https://www.open2study.com/ - Open2Study offers many free courses on all kinds of subjects, including climate change. I would highly recommend checking it out
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/global-warming-climate-change/threats-solutions/index.htm - Climate Change Threats and Solutions
http://carbotax.org/ - here you can find out your climate impact
http://climate.nasa.gov/ - Global Climate Change page by NASA
http://www.world.org/weo/climate - Here you can find a list of 100 Top Climate Change sites if you are feeling a bit more curious
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