rewire your thinking pattern

It is true. That I was apathetic when it comes to issues concerning our environment, and to conceal it, I used to complain that environmentalists were rotten dinner conversationalists. I get so irritated with people who were so busy warning that the sky is falling, that they forget the beauty of the earth they’re talking about. Bored and vexed, I took the course subject Environmental Science for granted (notwithstanding the prof spells boredom). But when I learned about Greenpeace, my thinking pattern was rewired.

There is a multitude of independent organizations working on environmental issues, each of them with a different focus and emphasis. Greenpeace, in many ways the granddaddy of non-profits seeking to save the environment and has continental sites on the web wherein one can browse and know more about the issues of our environment. It concentrates on its principal concerns such as stopping genetic engineering, campaigning against forest destruction, lobbying governments on sustainable energy issues, drawing attention to the dangers of waste incinerations, opposing radioactive shipments and hazardous waste imports, and promoting solutions to the oceans’ crisis.
But of course, these sites are futile if there’s no one willing to support, volunteer or sign up to help safeguard the environment. Greenpeace exists so we can enjoy and protect the natural and human environment. The two go together like Doraemon and Nobita – or, if you prefer, Spongebob and Patrick. Without one, the other just doesn’t work. Thus, we have to break off from apathy on matters like this.
As the environmental organization has grown and developed highly specialized skills, it too has developed the knack to reach average peoples’ hearts as well as their minds. Like it or not, most people don’t get opinions from broadsheets, or from chats with the President. We’re molded by a mixture of art, television, fashion, film, and music. For that reason, Greenpeace communicates its conservation message to those who haven’t yet heard it – they, for the sake of the earth, go where people live.
Greenpeace has a page in the oceans site where one can see different works of art such as paintings, photography, and the like submitted by people who are supporting them. Thus, the title “art 4 oceans.”
It also has the “Star Power” page where local celebrities are featured supporting the clean energy campaign.
It also featured the indie film “Donsol” where it exhibits the beauty of a coastal town and the struggles of the whale sharks living in the turquoise waters of Donsol.
And if you want your pretty face be seen on Greenpeace SEA site, the Picture Protest is right for you (click http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/en/save-our-seas/ for instructions of how to send your picture). These are just some of the things you will find in their site (alright already, there’s fun and games, too).
I learned how Greenpeace bridges the communication gap between active environmentalists and everyday citizens. Volunteers go to different locations so they can get supporters whether they are public figures or just ordinary beings. They are campaigning not for themselves but for the future of the earth and humanity.
I couldn’t say that I don’t harm the environment because I threw the candy wrapper in the trash can. All of us had done something, directly or indirectly, for the nature to cry. Nevertheless, we can help our environment become greener not only by putting those candy wrappers in its proper place. Be a part of the revolution. Don’t wait for the sky to fall.