Ding dong. I rushed towards the door as soon as I heard the whistling sound of the doorbell. My neighbor and my best friend stood tall at the door with a soccer ball resting on his hips against his palms, inviting me to play soccer as he did every day. Once the fiercely hot burning sun started to set and the sky turned from bright yellow to a delightful mixture of orange and pink, I tied down my soccer shoes and rushed towards the ground with him, inviting our other friends on our way. We got ready to play in the humid yet pleasant weather to enjoy soccer, with captains giving their team talks just as the match was about to begin.
But 10 minutes into the game, I pulled out, unable to breathe. My teammates watched me in awe, unable to make …show more content…
Since then until today, Asthma has always gotten in between my passion for playing sports and my health. I was hardly able to run for more than 10 minutes without using my inhaler. The inhaler was as absolute necessity to me as a smartphone is to a modern day human.
Glancing back at those years, at the time, hardly did I realize anything regarding the toxic world that I was now a part of. Some people suffer from lung cancer as a consequence of an action like smoking. But what about diseases like Asthma? I was never responsible for that disease. But who should be held accountable for it? A squeaky, yet painful voice inside me says “previous generations”. They are responsible for providing the younger generation with a polluted environment. According to a report from the WHO, around 235 million people suffer from Asthma and other respiratory …show more content…
However, as a start, we need to start to reduce harmful gas emissions from various modes of transportation and power generation. “The key to preventing air pollution is to curb coal burning”, Ma Jun, a prominent environmental advocate says. We should utilize natural resources like solar, wind and water energy rather than the fossil fuels. This way, there would not be any harmful gases as byproducts which would be produced by fossil fuel otherwise. All cars should be fitted with catalytic converters which convert the harmful exhaust gases into more environment-friendly gases like
But 10 minutes into the game, I pulled out, unable to breathe. My teammates watched me in awe, unable to make …show more content…
Since then until today, Asthma has always gotten in between my passion for playing sports and my health. I was hardly able to run for more than 10 minutes without using my inhaler. The inhaler was as absolute necessity to me as a smartphone is to a modern day human.
Glancing back at those years, at the time, hardly did I realize anything regarding the toxic world that I was now a part of. Some people suffer from lung cancer as a consequence of an action like smoking. But what about diseases like Asthma? I was never responsible for that disease. But who should be held accountable for it? A squeaky, yet painful voice inside me says “previous generations”. They are responsible for providing the younger generation with a polluted environment. According to a report from the WHO, around 235 million people suffer from Asthma and other respiratory …show more content…
However, as a start, we need to start to reduce harmful gas emissions from various modes of transportation and power generation. “The key to preventing air pollution is to curb coal burning”, Ma Jun, a prominent environmental advocate says. We should utilize natural resources like solar, wind and water energy rather than the fossil fuels. This way, there would not be any harmful gases as byproducts which would be produced by fossil fuel otherwise. All cars should be fitted with catalytic converters which convert the harmful exhaust gases into more environment-friendly gases like