I know this post has nothing to do with Crossfit or
nutrition but since it’s my blog I’m going to write about it anyway. Something has been on my mind a lot lately
and it stems from human activity in the modern world and climate change. This weekend I was spending the 4th
of July weekend on the beach with my family.
I couldn’t help but noticed the packed and overly crowded beaches. This kind of put a damper on relaxing at the
beach. I was barely even able to see the
waves because of the wall of umbrellas as far as the eye could see. I guess this is just the world we live in
nowadays. The beach got a little less
crowded and hot towards the early evening.
When the umbrellas were gone what was left behind was a bunch of trash
which really got me thinking about human activity today in the modern
world. I saw beer cans, plastic cups,
plastic water bottles, among many other things that did not belong on the sand
and eventually into the ocean. The
thought of trash especially plastic washing into the ocean just makes me cringe. I began collecting the
trash I could see and quickly filled up a bag of trash. I seemed to be the only one concerned with the
trash or at least the only one bothered enough to do something.
I find myself at odds with the
majority of people these days and it’s not a good feeling. What I mean by this is I can’t understand the
way many people act and their complete disregard for our planet and sustainability. We are all well-aware of human-influenced
climate change at this point so the justifiable excuses are gone. I just can’t understand how people can
intentionally and even unintentionally leave trash behind especially on a
beach where those same people come to admire its beauty. If we all treated places like this eventually
it will look like a landfill and then no one will want to visit. I think humans have lost their
connection with nature in the modern world.
I’m not saying let’s all retreat to the woods and live caveman-style
unless you want too. Seriously though
people need to consider the consequences to their decisions and I don’t mean
directly onto themselves. We aren’t the
only inhabitants of this planet and are actions directly affect everything
else. Earth supplies us with life and
all it asks for in return is respect and thus far humans haven’t been holding
up their end of the bargain. The use of
plastic water bottles still baffles my mind especially here in America. We have safe water here that comes out of our
faucets so fill up a Nalgene and take it with you simple enough. If not buy a filter and purify your
water. Just think about how much plastic
waste you are buying when you get that 24 pack of water plus there are another
7 billion people on this planet so just imagine if they were all doing the same
thing Yikes!
There
are many things that need to be changed to allow a sustainable and less
human-disrupted Earth but if people can start taking small steps and actions it
can have a dramatic effect. So next time
you are out at the beach, mountains, or whatever destination you chose to enjoy
make sure you collect your trash and properly dispose of it. Also if you’re walking and happen to notice a
beer can or some other article of trash on the ground; pick it up please!
