Silent Cheerleader

I had an interesting conversation recently about how as you age you become more set in your ways. This sounds like a bad thing. But it isn't really. It's not so much that you become closed minded (although many people do). It's more so that you have learned your likes, your dislikes, what you are capable of, what you are tolerant or intolerant of. This is a good thing.. Imagine spending your entire life not knowing your opinions on anything.

Now the problem comes: We are not alone in this world... we must interact with others. You have this handful of people you deal with on a daily basis. The ones you know well enough to voice your opinions without a second thought. Then there are the others.. those outside your bubble that cross your path occasionally and randomly. Myself.. I feel like certain topics should be avoided.. others tread upon delicately. I have strong opinions on humanity's impact on the earth.. and essentially upon each other. I think it is unfair and disrespectful to carelessly use nature's resources and then inturn pollute whatever has not been stripped away for our consumption.

If society is trying to become efficient in everything else.. why not in consumption. This is because it is viewed as not economically efficient to be environmentally efficient. This view is just awful.

In fact this need to consume and get more and more for the littlest amount of cost is leading to our demise. Not only in the environment but in our health. Recent news (whether it is true or not) has declared obesity to have replaced smoking as a leading cause of death in North America.

Society's views are changing.. perhaps not for the right reasons.. but at least something is starting to happen.

Now.. Back to the original topic (prior to my rant on the environment). I feel that my views of the environment and how we treat it is a delicate topic. People get easily offended and I find it easiest to keep my mouth shut.

I would love to be a revolutionary.. Instead I'm more of a silent supporter.