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There is a saying that holds a lot of truth… We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children. I used to hear it a lot when travelling on Air New Zealand flights. And it always makes me think about how deep its gets and to what extent it should govern our lives. For in our pursuit of more, we often forget about our children and what planet they will receive from us, when our rent is over. What house are we going to leave behind? Are we going to be the good tenants that leave behind a better house, nicely furnished, clean and painted on the outside and inside, with improvements built along the way and planning for future additions? Or are we going to be the bad tenants that brought the walls down, destroyed the furnishing, broken down windows and generally forgot that they live in a house and not in a cave?
I used to think that climate change action is the remit of governments. That the power to stop bad behaviours and encourage new, better ones lies solely with the powers that rule countries. But I have come to understand that truth is always in the middle, hiding in the shadows of the grays.
These days I think that the responsibility sits with all of us. It is not just governments’ control. It is something that we can also influence through our choices. For everyday we can make choices that take in consideration environmental impact. We can choose products that have been built in sustainable ways, with a small carbon footprint. This, in the long run, through numbers will sway the balance to organisations that embrace the balance that might bring us on a better path towards the future. It will weed out those that don’t care about the planet or the future. Or it will make them reconsider their practices so that they are forced to adapt in order to survive.
We can demand more from companies and governments, we can say no to consumerism, and profits and pollution. We are many in our pursuit of a better future. It is our children’s lives that we are fighting for. We need to get past the selfishness of ME and move towards the benefit of US and future US. We are not built in this way, it will take a while to fight our inner workings. But it is a war worth fighting for.
To reduce environmental impact, we can adopt several practices.
Let’s all play our part for a better future. Let’s imagine a future where we have adverted climate change, where our descendants have their chance at a good life, that allows them to prosper and evolve… not scramble for food, water and air.