I have noticed that, since beginning this course, I am becoming more aware of my habits. I am less likely to leave the faucet running while brushing my teeth, to take showers just for the sake of stress relief like I used to do, and to leave lights on if no one is in the room. I am more likely to carpool when given the chance, wash my fruits and vegetables before eating them, and recycle. I cringe now when I see those lakes near shopping centers with diapers floating on the top. My heart even sinks a little when I see areas of land plowed down, hundreds of trees waiting in piles to be pushed through the wood chopper.
This never used to be me. To be quite honest, I didn't believe in global warming. I thought recycling was beneficial, but probably not absolutely necessary. I never understood the importance in washing vegetables when they came from the supermarket. I never turned off lights behind me as I left a room. I simply didn't think about it, I suppose. I believed all environmentalists to be advocates of scaring people into action. I believed that they all supported sacrificing your way of life to conserve resources. No way would I be doing that!
At first I even believed that would be the aim of this course. However, as I continue to attend class now and complete assignments, I'm realizing that this course was intended to promote the exact type of change that I'm experiencing. It's not meant to scare you into action. It's meant to make you more aware of the little things you can do to help by acquainting you with your surroundings. Those little changes can translate to big changes nationally (and even globally) if only everyone will get on board.
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