SavingtheEarth
Withthehighlevelofdevelopmentoftechnologytoday,ourliveshavebecomemoreandmorecomfortable,wearingbeautifulclothes,eatingdeliciousfood,andplayingwithmoderntoys.Mostofusthinkthatwehumanbeingsarethecleverestofalltheanimalsaroundtheworld.Surethereisnodoubtthatwearewise.Wehavecreatedalargenumberofsuccessfulthings.Ontheotherhand,wearealsodestroyingtheenvironment.
Whatcanyouguessarethebiggestthreatstotheenvironmentintheworld?Theyarecontaminateddrinkingwater,poorsanitationandairpollution.
Firstlet’scometotheproblemofcontaminateddrinkingwater.Doyouknowwhythedrinkingwateriscontaminatedandevenpoisonous?Thereasonisverysimple.Moreandmorefactoriesarebeingbuiltinthecitiesandespeciallyinthecountryside.Theyhavenoplacefordisposingoftoxicwaste.Theyconsidertheriversasthebestplaceforsuchwaste.Dayinanddayoutthewatergetsdirtier.Mostoldmenandwomencanstillrememberhowcleanthewaterwasintheirchildhood.Theycoulddrinkstraightfromtheriverswithoutboilingthewater.Butnoweverythinghaschanged…
Asforthepoorsanitation,mostchildrenrealizetheyshouldnotthrowrubbisheverywhere.Yetmanyyoungpeopleareunawareofthisfact.OnceIlivedinthecountryside.Theroadbehindourhousewasfullofrubbisheveryday.Itattractedfliesandmosquitoesduringthesummer.Itisclearthatmanypeoplefeelnoresponsibilitytowardstheirownsurroundings.Theyonlythinkabouttheirownconvenience.Buttotellthetruth,theyjustattractmoretroubletothemselves.
Perhapsthebiggestproblemisairpollution,isn’tit?Itcancausemanydiseases.Knowingthis,peoplestillgooncuttingdowntrees.Alargenumberofforestshavebeensacrificedforurbandevelopment.Asweallknow,treesareabletohelpcleantheair.Furthermore,wearekillinganimalswhilecuttingdownthesetrees.Asaresult,manyanimalspeciesaredyingout.What’sworse,poisonousgasmayresultinpeoplelivingshorterlives,whichiscurrentlyhappeninginruralAsia.There,peopleburnwoodandcoalforcookingfoodandkeepingwarm.Ruralwomenandchildrenoftenspendhourseachdayinpoorlyventilatedkitchens,breathingtheputridair.Ifyouweretowalkintooneofthesekitchens,youreyeswouldstarttearingandyouwouldfinditdifficulttobreathe.
TosavetheEarthweshouldtakeimmediateactionbychangingthewaywelive.Ibelievethat,ifeachofusmakesasmallchangeinourownliveswewillmakeabigdifference.
Thankyouforyourattentionandgoodlucktoeveryonehere!