Environmentality: The Earth Hour
Rubber wristbands are becoming common these days because of the Election coming this May. Take your pick: Yellow, Green, Orange, etc. You have them with of course the names of the candidate you are rooting for. Just a few weeks ago, my student gave me this black rubber wrist band. I'm a big fan of black. And when I checked out this wristband, it contained the word "Environmentality" and the word "think". I am also a huge fan of the Environment and at the same time, the act of thinking. These are two things I guess we should vote for, or consider, before anything else.
Being part of saving the environment is a big thing not just for our safety but also for the safety of generations to come. The Earth Hour happened here in the Philippines from 8:30PM to 9:30PM in the evening of March 27, 2010. I attended this tiny gathering at a mall which was part of sponsoring the event. There were three artists on stage as we waited for the hour that the Filipinos would be "united" in taking care of the only place we live in; The Earth.
The countdown started and as the clock struck Eight Thirty, there were cheers everywhere (although cheering was not part of the activities planned when the Earth Hour begins, it's just that people thought probably they should behave the same way as New Year's Eve when countdown ends).
I looked around, with my cellphone recording the video of the event. To my surprise and disappointment, the establishments around only turned off a few lights; just one or two in the outside and most of the lights in the sidewalks ONLY.
And they claimed they support the Earth Hour.
Just a few minutes after the countdown, I left the place and rode myself home. That's when I somehow lost the feeling of disappointment; the lights in that certain avenue I was in was almost zero. Yup. The huge buildings rising above me barely had any light on. Even the sidewalks had none. Only the cars were illuminating the roads. Now, this is what I call SUPPORT.
I somehow understand that the mall I was in had the wisest mind not to turn ALL of the lights off because they had some business to deal with. But, if you truly support the Earth Hour, you'll offer that one hour---that ONLY ONE HOUR----that the world is asking of you. It's a commitment. It's the only time in the year that you get to contribute something big (actually, small because it happens once a year in a country) to the world. Imagine if you make money today yet have no place to live in tomorrow because the world is doomed due to Global Warming. Imagine you can go anywhere because of the money you made but tomorrow, there are no more beautiful places to go because the Earth is damaged. Imagine.. Think... Think... Environmentality.
How stupid our humans are nowadays? They don't care, unless they get there. They don't care unless they feel the pressure of the world's end. It's very frustrating.
Close-minded people.
I came home and in our compound, only our house had no electricity on. As usual, only my side of the family was participating for the said event. When it was already somehow thirty minutes after the Earth Hour began, my little brother turned the lights on. My father asked if isn't it was supposed to be an hour-long activity.
My stupid little brother answered, "If we go on for an hour, do we get any money for it?"
I hurled some mud and vegetables over his mouth and pulled the sun back to the sky to let him burn with his bird brain toasting in futility. "DON'T YOU GET THE POINT OF PARTICIPATING THE EARTH HOUR?? IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT MONEY, YOU INSIGNIFICANT CARBON-DIOXIDE PRODUCER!!!"
Of course, I did not really do those. It was all Environmentality with a twist.
Being part of saving the environment is a big thing not just for our safety but also for the safety of generations to come. The Earth Hour happened here in the Philippines from 8:30PM to 9:30PM in the evening of March 27, 2010. I attended this tiny gathering at a mall which was part of sponsoring the event. There were three artists on stage as we waited for the hour that the Filipinos would be "united" in taking care of the only place we live in; The Earth.
The countdown started and as the clock struck Eight Thirty, there were cheers everywhere (although cheering was not part of the activities planned when the Earth Hour begins, it's just that people thought probably they should behave the same way as New Year's Eve when countdown ends).
I looked around, with my cellphone recording the video of the event. To my surprise and disappointment, the establishments around only turned off a few lights; just one or two in the outside and most of the lights in the sidewalks ONLY.
And they claimed they support the Earth Hour.
Just a few minutes after the countdown, I left the place and rode myself home. That's when I somehow lost the feeling of disappointment; the lights in that certain avenue I was in was almost zero. Yup. The huge buildings rising above me barely had any light on. Even the sidewalks had none. Only the cars were illuminating the roads. Now, this is what I call SUPPORT.
I somehow understand that the mall I was in had the wisest mind not to turn ALL of the lights off because they had some business to deal with. But, if you truly support the Earth Hour, you'll offer that one hour---that ONLY ONE HOUR----that the world is asking of you. It's a commitment. It's the only time in the year that you get to contribute something big (actually, small because it happens once a year in a country) to the world. Imagine if you make money today yet have no place to live in tomorrow because the world is doomed due to Global Warming. Imagine you can go anywhere because of the money you made but tomorrow, there are no more beautiful places to go because the Earth is damaged. Imagine.. Think... Think... Environmentality.
How stupid our humans are nowadays? They don't care, unless they get there. They don't care unless they feel the pressure of the world's end. It's very frustrating.
Close-minded people.
I came home and in our compound, only our house had no electricity on. As usual, only my side of the family was participating for the said event. When it was already somehow thirty minutes after the Earth Hour began, my little brother turned the lights on. My father asked if isn't it was supposed to be an hour-long activity.
My stupid little brother answered, "If we go on for an hour, do we get any money for it?"
I hurled some mud and vegetables over his mouth and pulled the sun back to the sky to let him burn with his bird brain toasting in futility. "DON'T YOU GET THE POINT OF PARTICIPATING THE EARTH HOUR?? IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT MONEY, YOU INSIGNIFICANT CARBON-DIOXIDE PRODUCER!!!"
Of course, I did not really do those. It was all Environmentality with a twist.
