20 April 2010
Most of environment-saving campaigns are hampered by these mentalities. Our inherent survival instincts for SELF and FAMILY undermine survival inclinations for community, country and the world. Anything good for the environment would, in most cases, conflict with personal comforts. Therein lies the rub.
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Its Earth Day on the 22nd of April. So what now?
"What can i contribute anyway, im just one man?"
"So what if i do these? Others will still continue doing it"
"I conserve, while others consume as much as they can, why limit myself?"
Most of environment-saving campaigns are hampered by these mentalities. Our inherent survival instincts for SELF and FAMILY undermine survival inclinations for community, country and the world. Anything good for the environment would, in most cases, conflict with personal comforts. Therein lies the rub.This Earth Day 2010, let us be reminded that we have to give in order for us to gain. We need not do "big" things to contribute to this campaign. Sometimes, the small, simple things done in numbers can do greater good.
Here are some simple, everyday things YOU CAN DO to help save the environment:
1. If you are buying small stuff in convenience stores, tell the clerk not to bother bagging your purchase. If you can carry it with just your hands and your pockets, do so. Most clerks in 7eleven or Ministop stores bag even small items like candy bars, even bottled juice and beverages. Common, you'll be consuming these as soon as you walk out of the store anyway, so why bother bagging it?
2. Buy stuff from thrift shops, 'ukay-ukays' and second-hand stores. Its the best way to recycle.
3. Use the stairs! Walk!
4. Are you aware that there are biodegradable plastics? Use them, or shop in stores/groceries that utilize these plastics.
5. As much as possible, travel by light rail (MRT, LRT).
6. Replace your incandescent bulbs with CFL. Its brighter and consumes less electricity. The price might be higher but you'll be saving money in the long run. If you want to replace your incandescent bulbs for FREE, you can exchange these for CFL in the nearest SM Malls. Just bring the incandescent bulbs and a Meralco bill within the last six months. Let's support this campaign of the Department of Energy.
7. When electricity is concerned, do things by the bulk. While you always have to wash all your clothes, you dont have to iron it all! Heres a tip, get rid of the creases before you hang them in the clothesline (konting pagpag lang kelangan nyan).
8. Use your pockets or bags for small trash while mobile. The world is not your personal trashcan (mahiya naman kayo! Nakapag-aral naman siguro kayo ng Kinder kahit papano).
9. Avoid ordering fast food 'to go'. Or as most Filipinos say, 'for take out'.
10. When you own a vehicle, avoid rush hour traffic if you can. If not, a longer, less congested route is better than a shorter, more congested one.
11. When dining out, don't use straws for your drinks.
12. Share this to everyone you know.
LETS SUPPORT EARTH DAY 2010. LETS DO OUR SHARE. DONT KEEP THIS TO YOUR SELF. INFLUENCE OTHERS TO GO GREEN.
WE ALL LIVE IN AN ISLAND WE CANT ESCAPE FROM. EARTH, ITS THE ONLY HOME WE'VE GOT.
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"pangmayaman lang ang earth day. :) Wala nga kaming kuryente sa 'min eh" - Mang Berting, farmer.
ReplyDeleteRah, kamag-anak mo ba si mang berting? patirahin mo nlang sa inyo, may internet pa!
ReplyDeletenothing is too big or too small when it comes to doing our share for the environment.
Rah: pakisabi kay mang berting may magagawa pa rin sya. sa kanyang sariling paraan. kung hindi man sa mga bagay na yan, sa mga bagay na may kinalaman sa mga gawain nya sa araw araw. sa earth pa rin nman siya nakatira :-)
ReplyDeleteJohn A.: yes, nothing is too small.. better than doing nothing and remain apathetic forever.. as if nothing is going wrong..
At pmm12: So ano naman daw sabi ni Mang Berting kung walang Earthdayearthday, hindi daw tayo kailangan ng Mundo. Mas lalo pa, hindi daw tayo kailangan ng universe. Hindi daw natin kailangan sagipin ang mundo yon daw ang totoong inconvenient truth, tsk tsk... ano sasabihin ko sa kanya?
ReplyDeletelahat tayo may magagawa...yon nga lang may mga mentalidad ang tao katulad ng mga nabanggit mo.
ReplyDeletepero kahit na ganon, let's still do our part. mas mabuti na yon kesa magpasakop sa mentalidad ng kawalang pag-asa.
Support 'home' earth day!
God bless!
very nice naman to kuya isishare ko to sa fb ko ah?kagay ko na alng yung site mo..^_^ anyway..tama kayo walang maliit or malaki kung para ito sa ating mundo..dahil kung lahat tayo gagawa ng maliliit na bagay para sa kalikasan magiging malaki na rin ang epekto nito eventually..hindi ba?^_^
ReplyDeleteRah: hindi ko alam kung may suicidal tendencies si mang berting pero, ipaalam mo sa kanya na totoo ngang HINDI TAYO kelangan ng mundo, pero SIYA, kelangan NYA ito, at kelangan din ito ng anak nya AT ng anak ng anak nya.. unless may lilipatan ang angkan nila na ibang planeta
ReplyDeletechie: actually, yan talaga problema dito sa pinas, ang daming nagpapadala.. kahit sa eleksyon, yan din problema.. nagpapadala n nga, dun pa sa walang patutunguhang maganda..
superjaid: sure.. np.. kumusta nman ang "summer" mo?? hehe. inom palagi ng tubig..
to Mr. Rah, its like telling someone "wag nalang tayo mag-celecbrate ng birthday mo, total mamamatay ka naman eventually"
ReplyDeleteShiro: morbid, pero parang ganun na nga.. ang point lang siguro ni mang berting ay, pasasaan pa nga at dun din nman papunta ang lahat.. may point din sya kasi kung titignan mo sa kabuuan, kahit ano pang gawin nating mga tao n pambababoy sa kalikasan, may paraan ang mundo para ibalanse ito.. un nga lang, ang mga paraan na ito ay sa malamang at sa hindi, eh nakakamatay sa ating mga tao at sa iba pang nabubuhay.. ang pananaw ko nman ay doon sa "micro", sa paligid natin mismo, at kung ano ang nararanasan natin ngayon, sa hangin na nalalanghap natin, at sa basurang nagiging sanhi ng mga pagbaha..
ReplyDeletevery well said. hehe.. basta ako, i love the mother earth and the nature... ayoko syang mawala so i'll go green.
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