Thokchom Roshini Devi
With the rapid growth of this globalized world, we have seen and felt that the world is in our pocket; with a click of a button we can reach any corner of the world. Life seems so easy and perfect now when we look back at those times where radio and television were the only means of communication. Today men have overcome most of the difficulties faced by our society by filling up the gaps of communication through access of internet and various other means, but even though with all these achievements, we are still not satisfied, we still cannot stop blaming others for our faults.
It could be put in a way that we are too selfish, self centered we think about the benefit of our own never ever of the consequences of our deeds. We always take things for granted. Yes, I am talking about the current issues related to the environment which has left a grip of panic to the entire human race. By the word environmental issues automatically our mind pulls to the larger picture such as deforestation, depletion of ozone layers, acid rain etc. and most of us clearly know the causes still we ignore them as long as it neither harms nor effects us individually. I remember once, asking a man why he was cutting down trees and he gave a very simple reply saying as population is increasing rapidly he needs land for constructing his house. Lastly he says its not only he who is effecting the environment by cutting down trees the rest of the world also does. It is always the concept of we as an individual never admit our own mistake.
“We are all bound to mother Earth, each one of us is responsible for conserving and saving it, so when an individual cuts down a tree it somehow effects the environment partially even though it is just a single tree,” says Treena, a student. Small basic things in our daily life can also bring huge changes in the environment such as leaving our refrigerator open, using polythene bags, throwing of garbage in an inappropriate place and keeping our computer on when it is in no use. Though we think that all these are simple things, we must know that they might make a huge difference, but we still keep on committing the same old mistakes. Today the world is facing a lot of calamities and other environmental issues due to the negligence of these simple factors, but still we act as if we are not responsible for these problems, as if we never knew.
“In order to save and conserve the environment each individual should take responsibility, we can take initiatives within our own locality by creating an eco friendly zone such as planting saplings and so on” says William,a software engineer. Conserving the environment need not be performed in a higher platform. It can be done in a small scale basis. We individuals need to take a chance. We can try bringing a change to our environment if we realize that it is our responsibility and our dedication will save and conserve nature. We must try to accept our mistakes and rectify them rather than just sit around and put the blame on others.
