There is so much worth fighting for on this planet, in this life that I don’t even know where to start. There are so many holes where you can put the money, the effort, the small but important attempt. What problem is the most crucial? Where is the greatest need for my help and who the hell should I listen to?
In a confusing time I decided to listen to be able to learn more out of interest in my own life. But I think many people did the exact opposite. Maybe they decided to wait until the “big guys” had become one unit with the same goal and method to get there. I believe that conflicts among the experts, the professionals, the world and national leaders were one of the reasons for the world’s slow awakening. The people wouldn’t take action until they were sure of something, and how to be sure when there is no strait information. For a while there it just felt like there was one big question...
And the big question was always: Who and what is to blame for the environmental situation? When you think about it, what ever problem it is that we are having, it’s for some reason important to have someone to blame for the damage. But I’m wondering how that will help us. Who ever we are going to blame; God, Bush, The United Nations, the lack of environmental protection, no one special or everyone, the damage is already done and in the past. The future and the chance of changing the negative growth curve is ahead of us. The only reason to look back should be to learn from the mistakes we made, probably because we didn’t know any better. I don’t feel the need to find the bad guy, I feel like we are in this together we just have to make everyone understand that.
There is one thing that I would like to know though: When did the knowledge of the environmental problems reach the leaders of the world? When did they start to discuss the global warming issue as a crucial one?
I would say that it took them a couple of years to realize how serious the problem was, those years when the most of us were still in the dark. What I am saying is that this is for some of us a bit more fresh than it is for others and people need to get informed to understand and than get to action. It can’t all happen at the same time, it is a process and they take time when there is 6 billions involved.
So where is the major problem and what can I do? Does it even matter if I do anything? I mean what difference does it make if I stop or start doing something if nobody else is? I think that these are the questions in the normal “Svensson” family, where we are in the process right now. When I realized what I could do I got stuck again because there is so much in this world worth fighting for: The green grass, the small children, the smell of the forest, the people you love, the sound of the ocean, the beauty in the stars, the fantastic animals and the feeling of the rain coming down on you. All that is worth fighting for, and I am willing to fight I just don’t want to choose between them.
One reason for the slow awakening of the environmental problem is probably the fact that we all have to make prioritize, and so do the national and world leaders. Before the environmental problem seemed so crucial I guess they made other prioritizes, they spent the money, the effort and attempts on other more crucial issues at that time. And how am I to blame them for there actions when they didn’t know any better. What would make me angry is if the “big guys” did ignore the reports telling the story of a really negative growth curve, that would make them everything but responsible, humble and respected.
If realisation means getting to action I do think that it is taking long because we get stuck and the answers are many and hard to find. Time is our enemy and getting stuck; thinking and wondering is the one thing taking time. We just have to remember that the world is one big thing and everything on it is connected to each other in one big unit. So putting your effort in too one small part is actually a help for the big unit in the long run. Thank you God, because we don’t have to choose. So people get to action! Do the little thing you can and do it now!
In a confusing time I decided to listen to be able to learn more out of interest in my own life. But I think many people did the exact opposite. Maybe they decided to wait until the “big guys” had become one unit with the same goal and method to get there. I believe that conflicts among the experts, the professionals, the world and national leaders were one of the reasons for the world’s slow awakening. The people wouldn’t take action until they were sure of something, and how to be sure when there is no strait information. For a while there it just felt like there was one big question...
And the big question was always: Who and what is to blame for the environmental situation? When you think about it, what ever problem it is that we are having, it’s for some reason important to have someone to blame for the damage. But I’m wondering how that will help us. Who ever we are going to blame; God, Bush, The United Nations, the lack of environmental protection, no one special or everyone, the damage is already done and in the past. The future and the chance of changing the negative growth curve is ahead of us. The only reason to look back should be to learn from the mistakes we made, probably because we didn’t know any better. I don’t feel the need to find the bad guy, I feel like we are in this together we just have to make everyone understand that.
There is one thing that I would like to know though: When did the knowledge of the environmental problems reach the leaders of the world? When did they start to discuss the global warming issue as a crucial one?
I would say that it took them a couple of years to realize how serious the problem was, those years when the most of us were still in the dark. What I am saying is that this is for some of us a bit more fresh than it is for others and people need to get informed to understand and than get to action. It can’t all happen at the same time, it is a process and they take time when there is 6 billions involved.
So where is the major problem and what can I do? Does it even matter if I do anything? I mean what difference does it make if I stop or start doing something if nobody else is? I think that these are the questions in the normal “Svensson” family, where we are in the process right now. When I realized what I could do I got stuck again because there is so much in this world worth fighting for: The green grass, the small children, the smell of the forest, the people you love, the sound of the ocean, the beauty in the stars, the fantastic animals and the feeling of the rain coming down on you. All that is worth fighting for, and I am willing to fight I just don’t want to choose between them.
One reason for the slow awakening of the environmental problem is probably the fact that we all have to make prioritize, and so do the national and world leaders. Before the environmental problem seemed so crucial I guess they made other prioritizes, they spent the money, the effort and attempts on other more crucial issues at that time. And how am I to blame them for there actions when they didn’t know any better. What would make me angry is if the “big guys” did ignore the reports telling the story of a really negative growth curve, that would make them everything but responsible, humble and respected.
If realisation means getting to action I do think that it is taking long because we get stuck and the answers are many and hard to find. Time is our enemy and getting stuck; thinking and wondering is the one thing taking time. We just have to remember that the world is one big thing and everything on it is connected to each other in one big unit. So putting your effort in too one small part is actually a help for the big unit in the long run. Thank you God, because we don’t have to choose. So people get to action! Do the little thing you can and do it now!
Hi Anna,
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely photo you have attached to your text! When I read your blog about climate change I understand that you are concerned about the situation. In your first paragraph you wonder “who the hell should I listen to?” My answer to that question is, as we say in Sweden, “dig where you stand”. There are so many experts who tell us on grass roots level how we should act in this matter. Many of them have other glasses on than the glasses of sustainable environment.
In paragraph four you ask “When did the knowledge of the environmental problems reach the leaders of the world?”.I think that differ from leaders to leaders and country to country. I remember when Fredrik Reinfeldt, just before the last election in 2006 got the question from a reporter about how his party worked with the questions about climate change. His response to the reporter was that these issues were not on his party’s agenda.
And no the grammatical response: From my view you have no difficulties in writing. Your writing has a red thread, it’s easy to follow. Your spelling is good and you use a varied vocabulary. Your punctuation is also very good. It’s just in paragraph three I have a comment on the punctuation; I wonder if it’s not better with a question mark instead of a full stop in the sentence which ends with the words “...will help us?”
You end your blog with an appeal to your fellowmen which make your readers to continue thinking of the subject. Very good!
Britt-Marie Melin
Dear Anna,
ReplyDeleteThank you for a long and interesting text with lots of thoughts on the topic of how the world is run! And, by the way, the picture at the beginning is absolutely fantastic!
As to the ideas of your text, it is actually not stated until in paragraph 3 that your text deals with the environment. For your next text, make sure that you make it clear to your reader already in the introductory paragraph what your theme is, and make sure your thesis statement is really connected to what your text will be about. As it is now, things are very vague. Also, remember that the text has to function even without the heading, so make things clear from the very beginning! Furthermore, make sure your topic sentences are clearly linked to the thesis statement! That gives you an overview of the text, and makes it possible to exclude superfluous things.
As regards transitional devices, you have a few, but your text would have improved if you had made more use of links. In paragraph 4 there is a case of half-paragraphing, which you want to avoid.
When it comes to language, think about when to use the definite article and when you use something in a generic sense, e.g. in “The people wouldn’t take action”. Have a look at § 212 and see how e.g. “whoever” is spelt! You have a run-on sentence in “Who ever we are going to blame; God, Bush, The United Nations, the lack of environmental protection, no one special or everyone, the damage is already done and in the past.”, and should start a new sentence after “everyone”. Think about subject-verb agreement, e.g. in “when there is 6 billions involved”. Also, it would be preferable to say “6 billion people”. In “we all have to make prioritize,” you should either delete ”make”, or change ”prioritize” to “priorities”.
Looking forward to reading your next blog!
Best,
Marika