The Importance Of The Environment

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The sun sets much too quickly for anyone to go looking for that one missing sock, let alone consider global catastrophes that might arise in thirty years. After all, abilities of human perception are limited. Nevertheless, is that an excuse to ignore the concerns of future generations? Is it acceptable to disregard the pressing issues of tomorrow? Is sleep really an option when you know that you might have the honor of being labeled the generation that simply shrugged indifferently; the ones who accepted the termination of an entire biosphere? I didn’t think so. You would have to be out of your right mind to be satisfied with the concept of ending the world as we know it, unless of course your conscience was completely distorted or unconscious.
The time has come to wake from the prolonged slumber, the dream in which anything can be done without repercussions. As Isaac Newton phrased so eloquently: “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Therefore, tarnishing the environment benefits no one and even subtracts from the campaign for general public health. What you might think to be a single piece of litter could very well end up
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As studies would support, children are most impressionable, which would in turn suggest that certain values can easily be instilled at such a time. Once the mind is properly prioritized, the need to tell someone “stop littering, for your own sake” will no longer be necessary, for picking up for yourself is simply a habit. It will be just as simple as naturally turning off the tap, as opposed to spontaneously leaving the water running as you proceed to step away from the sink; or turning off a light to a room that no one is occupying. This newly molded mindset could prevent current disasters exacerbated by sizable corporations. Such a value, however, must be properly

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