Most of us take ourselves pretty damn seriously, let’s be honest. We want to look good, we want to come off with a certain image, and often times these narratives we play in our own head make us feel good. I’m guilty of it, you’re guilty of it, and it’s not going to stop. It’s also no one’s fault - It’s a natural progression and a product of media, commercial success, and our social interactions.
It’s also pretty easy to make ourselves look good (I say easy relatively - easier for some than others David Beckham * Cough), we can go to the gym, we can start eating better, we can buy nicer clothes, edit photos before we post them online…you know the drill.
What we don’t do, is take our Planet seriously. The scale of time it takes for the earth to heal and look good again, or the opposite, begin to deteriorate, is hard for us to grasp. The little things we do or don’t do, just don’t seem to have an effect.
We’ve also been showered with a bunch of examples of your small contribution going a long way, even though sometimes it feels like it doesn’t ... “One act of Kindness goes a long way in someone else’s life” or the classic “One vote can make a difference” The truth is, these sayings do actually carry weight. If more individuals voted a certain way… Never mind - not going down that rabbit hole. But these sayings also numb us, and it seems like they are just sayings, not truths.
Okay, bear with me now, I’m going to take a bit of a dark turn, but I want you to think about this for a second – What’s going to die first, you, or our planet? Dumb question, but have you thought about that recently.
We do not represent the end of time, we get to experience our earth during its ~ prime ~ (again relative to where it’s been, but it’s still pretty fucking awesome here). And there lies the dilemma, we take ourselves seriously and neglect the environment in which allows us to live with certain privileges and superficialities. The environmental movement doesn’t need to change who you are, just the way you think about the planet. There’s room to take yourself seriously, and our planet even more.
Imagine we took this same view of our Planet than we do ourselves, we started caring about the way it looked, we worked on it, we consciously made decisions that positively affected the way someone judging Earth would think about it.
These are a few ways we can start contributing in making sure Earth’s Instagram page stays Sexy for generations to come.
- Buy a Reusable Water Bottle – Just Go, go right now. Oh mannn, if I see you with another plastic bottle..
- Reusable Grocery Bags – Bangladesh banned plastic bags in 2002, you going to let Bangladesh show you up like that…If you’re from Bangladesh, Niceee.
- Recycle things that should be recycled – Don’t be sorry, just be better
- Use less water – Think about the way you use water, did you know it is finite, how much fresh water we have, is how much fresh water we have. Shower with your significant other, I don’t care if it’s your Boyfriend, your Girlfriend, if you’re a boy or a girl, or something else, it’s 2018, we are not worried – we just care if you use less water
Think about what you eat – Hey you like meat, that’s okay, we’re not going to change your mind with an article and I’m not picketing outside a butcher shop, sounds miserable. Just think about where your food comes from, mix in a veggie meal here and there. Try something new if you’re always eating red meat, you’ll feel better and the Ozone layer will too.
Start educating yourself – Being a certain way just because you were brought up a certain way, isn’t going to fly anymore. We know a lot more today than we did way back, so instead of just brushing things off, do some research and maybe you’ll add something awesome to your lifestyle, or take something that’s not working for you or the planet
The point of this very first article by ofthe1000 represents what we’re all about - What we don’t want to do, is try and drastically change the people in this world. It’s not going to happen, and we don’t want it to, there’s a lot of greatness here, and what makes you tick is different than what makes us get up in the morning, and that is amazing.
What we want to do, is educate you, give you some nudges to point you in the right direction when it comes to things that you may not know a lot about. The Planet needs a lot of help, minor changes in your life may be carried into others around you and start making the impact that this Earth so desperately needs. We’re also going to share some dope music that helps put a smile on our face, we’re going to help each other not take life too seriously (that’s right, you’re in this now), and lastly, we are going to start caring about this Amazing place we all get to call home.
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