Environment

Having children around, as adults, we try to provide the third generation with the best environment so that they can lead a good life.

Beachember

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be

Greatest Love of All song by Whitney Houston

Bonding

And here they are. They kept the tradition we imparted. Annual get-together.

Seriously!

It was a warm start of June. I was sweating and starving. My blood sugar is at the lowest. I need something quick to feed on before I pass out. The closest cooling place I could find is Starbucks at … Continue reading →

A Brave New World

Caring about the air, water, and land that give us life.

“The earth does not belong to us. We belong to the earth.”
― Chief Seattle, The Chief Seattle’s Speech

People on the Earth have not heeded environmental warnings and have lived without protecting their environment for decades.  Now, due to a huge hole in the ozone layer, the Earth’s temperature has slowly risen.  As a result of this temperature rise, the Earth’s core temperature has risen creating new volcanoes which are erupting everywhere.  There is almost complete devastation of the Earth’s surface.  However, on one small plot on Earth, a spaceship is equipped for automatic flight to a planet that is similar to Earth.

The only known survivors of the volcanic eruptions are 13 people clamoring to get aboard the spaceship.  The problem is that there is only space, oxygen, food and water aboard the spaceship to accommodate 6 people.

The people waiting to get aboard the spaceship are:

• a 59-year old Member of Parliament
• an 18-year old, unmarried pregnant woman who is a high-school dropout
• an African-American third-year veterinary student
• a 30-year old Minister
• a homemaker of 25 years
• a Mayor of a small town in Mexico
• Building Maintenance Engineer
• a 12-year old  Australian Aborigine
• a 55-year old grocery store owner
• a 23-year old female school teacher
• a 45-year old male botanist who is confined to a wheelchair
• a 55-year old retired plumber
• President of a Corporation or Union

This material is one of a group exercise in a course I participated.  The lives of these 13 people are in our hands. It was a very interesting group dynamic on how we arrived to the chosen ones and the reason behind our choices.

Your turn: who will be the lucky six people you will choose to survive and develop the Brave New World?  Feel free to add in a brief explanation of your choice.

Photo Credit: Robert Macky

Mother Earth

I love Mother Earth and for this reason I became an activist in so many ways. 

Indulge me on this one: carbon footprints, zero mile diet, recycling, bike to work, think green, nature of things, save the children, etc. 

To put things in perspective, I cannot save the whole world.  I know I can do one thing for myself and Mother Earth.  I gave up my freedom to fully go where ever I go, when I want.  My car. 

This decision was a difficult one.  In order for me to make a decision, I always think “two things”, a choice.  Asking myself what do I want to give up in order to make a positive impact to Mother Earth and humanity:  Cigarettes or Car = 2Cs. I have divulged this information about me in my post about Pilgrims Progress and Flawed: Guilty. 

Listing the pros and cons, they are both cons.  What about the lesser of two evils, they are both evils.  What is easier?  Car it is.  

What made me choose the car?  The pollution: all that carbon in the air that is killing the plants and animals.  Greenhouse effect is what the scientists call it.  The oil and gas industry is a greedy corporate industry.  Think of Athabasca Tar Sands that is happening in Canada.  Oh, don’t get me going on this Daily Prompt.  My blood is boiling at this minute early in the morning. 

People are so righteous when it comes to smoking, even the government. When people see me smoke, I hear nasty remarks and poor attitudes, they are holier than thou.  I ask them: Do you drive a car?  Huh? is their response.  What does car got to do with cigarettes?  Do you have time to listen to me while I smoke in front of you?  No, is the response.  Then stay away from me and keep on walking.  I am killing myself when it comes to smoking, I know that.  You have no idea what I gave up for Mother Earth! 

There’s one less car now in Vancouver.  Mine. 

This is in response to Daily Prompt: Global.  Come and join us, it’s fun.

 

Pilgrim’s Progress

It was too crowded in the church where St. Anthony of Padua was born, in Portugal.  I decided to come out for a breath of fresh air and leave the rest of the group inside the church.  I wandered a … Continue reading →

Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons

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Changing Season of a pilgrim traveler Get Used to Climate Change (excerpt from Scientific American)Humanity will have to learn to adapt to a changing climate, as our species has done before By Daniel Botkin The more technologically and legally advanced … Continue reading →