The Story of Stuff & The Story of Change

Actual Text #1: The past three decades “1/3 of the worlds total natural resources have been consumed. 80 percent of the world’s forests are gone and 99% of the stuff we run through the systems is trashed within six months.”

Response #1:
These statistics amazed me. The fact that in the amount of time that I have lived on this planet, we ourselves have used up one-third of the worlds’ natural resources. There should always be distributive justice and everyone needs to find a way to better work together so that these numbers do not increase. The problem most of the time is that even though we know right from wrong, and are well aware that we are quickly destroying our finite planet, we some how think that we “ourselves” are the exception. We automatically do not think we could be the ones contributing to the problem. If everyone just faced the fact that each and every individuals role in society has an impact, then maybe we will have a better grasp on how to save our planet.

Actual Text #2: Three steps to change: Identify the heart of the problem, the big idea. Then realize you all have to work together to accomplish this goal. Lastly, take action. “Faith is taking the first step even though you do not see the whole staircase."

Response #2: Many things seem beyond our control, but the problem we all have is that we know what is wrong, we know we have to work together to fix it, but we never exactly find the courage to take action. That third step may be the scariest because that means you have to change the structure of things and polices but we do not make improvement in life without having a little bravery that with our help we can make change. I have noted this before, but I truly think this is a great quote. “ You know, sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. Just literally 20 seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you; something great will come of it. If people like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Oscar Romero and Abraham Lincoln, can find it in them to make change happen, I think we can find a way to get together and back them. They risked everything for us and this world will not survive much longer if we don't find those 20 seconds to have courage.

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