Thursday, January 31, 2008

A lesson from a little girl

I have just read an article entitled Food warnings amid China freeze.

The world's weather is changing by leaps and bounds, and that is really noticeable here where I live. It is January, for Christ's sake, and the temperature is down low in São Paulo. We should be resting on our beautiful Brazilian coast, swimming in our seas, or even in a pool. Yet, we are here facing the winds of a July-like cold weather and having to wear winter coats.

I will not lie. I am scared to death of what the world is going to be. The population always puts the whole blame on the governments. But let us think for a while. Who, in the first place, voted them for power? Who are the ones who daily destroy the environment? Who are the ones who waste water while taking a shower or even brushing our teeth? The answer is pretty obvious: not only are they to be blamed, but we as well.

There is a very famous video of a Canadian girl named Severn Suzuki who taught the world a big lesson in Rio de Janeiro, during the conferences of ECO 92. Here it is, it is worth taking a look once again:

http://xpock.com.br/2007/06/12/severn-suzuki-discursando-na-eco-92-veja-o-video-completo-vale-a-pena


It is a shame,though, that little has changed in 16 years.

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