The
Holy Bible paints a heavenly portrait of the creation and the reason why we
celebrate Earth Day today and every day! Starting with Genesis 1, in the
beginning, we see how God strategically created a sustainable and perfect
world. God gave humankind dominion over the fish of the sea, the fowl of the
air and every living thing that moved upon the earth.
Sometimes,
little thought is given to our day-to-day surroundings. We tend to think of our
environment, whether personal or communal, as always existing in its
undisturbed state. Unless something like a natural disaster occurs, we may not
think about the importance of our surroundings.
Thus,
we must ask ourselves, how did we manage to literally destroy our habitat and
gift from God? How did we allow wastefulness and carelessness to inhabit and
deteriorate our environment? How do you feel when you drive to an intersection
and see a mound of cigarette butts covering the median like miniature ornaments?
How do you feel when you see litter sprawled over the sides of the roads, or
where wooded areas become the dumping grounds for things like old toilets and
stuff no one wants to dispose of properly?
What
can you do to improve your personal and public environment? Have you ever
thought that with all of the unexpected climate changes and sudden natural disasters
that this may not really be natural, but triggered by our carelessness and
thoughtlessness? What can we do make our world more sustainable and safe from
the abuse that we put it through day in and day out?
The
environmental movement is here and now. We must be mindful that it is up to us
to secure a healthy future for the next generation and ourselves. How can we
teach and expect responsibility from them, when we are behaving irresponsible
ourselves? On this Earth Day, let us stop asking such questions, but start
implementing positive and doable solutions.
