The Obligation to Endure

When I was done reading this article,I had no idea what response to give. Was I too lazy? Or was it a case of brain lock of some sort? But as we talked about the article in class, I suddenly realized it was my ignorance that kept me from writing a witty,mind-blowing, thought-provoking entry.

Global warming is a huge issue but people seem to care no more about it than choosing toast or bun to go with their steak. Same goes to the contamination of environment, thinning of the ozone layer and anything that screws up the whole ecosystem. Despite environmentalists’ efforts to make a difference and change the masses’ attitude towards our dying mother earth, oil companies are still digging deeper and deeper for oil so they can keep our cars running, releasing carbon dioxide, the main culprit that causes global warming.

I know this article is talking about pesticides and how it harms the rest of the world but it actually brings out a bigger picture.At least that’s how i feel. Since the Industrial Revolution, factories began to bloom and the world has never looked back. People started to rely more and more on manufactured goods, be it the cars we drive or the food we it. These goods bring convenience to our lives and as we get more comfortable with it, we strive to create more convenience and comfort to ‘improve’ our living condition further. Thus the release of faster cars with a jet plane engine that emits higher amount of harmful gases, lattes in a container filled with non-biodegradable components, air conditioning system and refrigerators that contributes to the big hole in the ozone layer. Are we to blame for the sicknesses of mother earth because our ancestors taught us to live comfortably the way we do even it is doing harm to the earth? Pathetic as it might sound but this is just the way we are and if we have to change our ways to be more environmental friendly, there is a very large ground to cover.

I do believe that nuclear bombs can equate with earth pollutants. Just think of nuclear bombs as a deadly acute disease and the earth pollutants works like a slow spreading cancer, they both could end with death but the only difference with cancer is there is a chance of stopping it with chemotherapy. And the option is in our hands to stop this slow painful cancer that is killing our only home—earth.