April 22 is fast approaching. This is Earth Day, celebrated by many by cleaning up parks and neighbourhoods from the debris left over after the winter.
Spring is a fabulous time of year, with sprouts coming up and buds popping out on the trees, but it is also an untidy time of the year as we see the garbage that has been blown about and left unattended over the winter months, being buried and forgotten by the snow.
At this time of the year our behaviour and the way we treat our planet (our home) is more evident to me, as I see the coffee cups, cigarette packs, plastic bags and garbage strewn all over the place. I realize just how much many of us take for granted our blessed way of life. Why is it o.k. to chuck our garbage out of the car window or drop it on the streets as we walk? It’s not o.k. in my book, it’s lazy, shows bad manners and is rude, a complete lack of consideration for anyone else or for the wildlife that gets caught up in it all.
Plastic bags are really bad because they don’t break down like paper products do, and they can pose a threat to wildlife as they explore the bags and get caught up in them, sometimes causing suffocation. I applaud the church groups and all those who get out on Earth day and or the week during and pick up other people’s garbage and help make our streets clean again. But wouldn’t it be wonderful if people just learnt to take their garbage home with them and dispose of it properly?
And so as we celebrate this year, perhaps we should remind one another and our children that our neighbourhoods aren’t land fill sites, as I am reminded of the old saying “one should not sh–, where one eats” ☺ it’s as simple as that.
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