Have you ever asked yourself what is the man to the world? The man is a small part of it all, like the cell is to the organism and the atom to the molecule. In other words, we can say that the world is the value and the person is the unit.
First of all, to save the world means to save ourselves. Do you know that it is being estimated that the pollution of the atmosphere causes 24 000 premature deaths in the UK every year? That one to every 10 deaths from lung cancer is said to be caused by the air pollution? In addition, toxic substances from car exhaust fumes are responsible for at least 500,000 asthma crises and for more than 25,000 new cases of chronic bronchitis a year in these countries. Everything that we cause to the nature harms not only us, but every generation after us. In other words, if we learn how to keep the planet clean, we will make the future world a better place to live.
Furthermore, the famous German psychiatrist Viktor Frankl has said- “ When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves. ” We are the key to the new world, even though, the beliefs of people nowadays are far cry from the personal change in favour of the common good. An example of this behaviour are the people who we see littering around the parks and streets every day. Maybe they think that if they do not do it, somebody else will, but that is not the right way! If everybody stops and realizes what he is doing to the environment, our planet would turn into the place of our dreams.
In addition, taking responsibility for your actions is important in becoming a change in the world. In order to make a change, you need to have the will to do it. Doing good is not because you have free time and nothing else to do! To do good things is not obligatory, but being aware that it could make your future better, why not? To be good does not mean you have to treat people bad, not listen what they have to say and not understand them. Donating has nothing to do with getting rid of some toys and clothes from your childhood, for instance, because you do not need them any longer. Donating is because you want to see the appreciation and smiles on people’s faces. You could only give a homeless person a meal, but for him it would be the meal after several night of hunger. You have no idea how much happiness you will bring to that person by this little gesture.
Tolerance is the quality, which makes us people. A tolerant person has a good soul with which understands and respects the differences in others. On the other hand, the intolerant person accepts only his or her own opinion and is not open to new ideas and views. A tolerant man is a humanist with a big heart, trustful and patient. But a person can always change only with the goodwill to do it – ” You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. ” (Gandhi)
Maria Robinson has said “ Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. ” Whether you have been wrong and not have treated people and nature properly, you always have the opportunity to change that. When we make a mistake, we always have the chance to start over again and do the right thing. Good is in all of us. It begins with the small things, which are getting bigger and bigger- all in favour of you, your friends, family, nature, in other words, the world. If you recycle, for instance, and other people see that, some of them may follow your example. In this way, they could tell other about it and more and more people will probably get involved in the recycling of our everyday trash. Said in other words, if you start small, you will end big.
But only with talking, nothing would be really done. While some of us have a family, food in the fridge, clothes in the wardrobe and everything we need to have a normal lifestyle, people from some other parts of the world are suffering from disasters such as tsunami, earthquake, famine and water shortage. The worst of it all is that we – the population – are responsible for some of these disasters, because we do not treat the planet properly. Furthermore, we should take the problem into our own hands and be the one to change the situation. People having the capability to help should really do it. We are all people and should support each other!
No one, except of ourselves, can be the change in the world. We are the one who live on the planet and we cannot bury our head in the sand. We should take the upper hand and act like we should have been years ago. As Karen Lamb has said “ A year from now you will wish you had started today. ” Just take a step at the right time. Every small change will build up something huge with which you will not only be proud of, but you will feel valuable when you see the happy faces of the people around you!
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