SENSE-TIVITyFriday, July 13, 2007
Live Earth, the sensational 24 hour concert, ended off with a big bang. More than 100 artists took part in concerts in nine different locations around the world in an effort to raise awareness about the global warming crisis. The message to drive home is to be more sensitive towards our delicate environment, already plagued by problems of pollution and depletion of finite resources. For many years, human have ignored the bigger environmental issue when it comes to the selfish pursuit of satisfaction and comfort. Burning fossil fuels to power our air conditioners, or cutting down trees to produce our furniture are just some common examples to highlight our guilt. Yet, this trend continues because man still lacks a basic trait in their behaviour.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, Sensitivity. (claps)
This is an characteristic that is increasingly becoming important and sorely missed. When companies decide to pollute the rivers, it shows a lack of concern and basic disregard about the people that depends on the river for a living. When politicians recklessly declare war on another, it breaks up numerous families and kills many innocent victims. Yet, they care more about the victory than the precious lives that were thrown away.
The point here is whether we ever consider the impact of our actions on people? Are we sensitive to the needs of the people and the environment around us? Or are we just blindly consumed by the satisfaction of pursuing our own actions, without sparing a thought for others. For a start, we should start to exhibit some sensitivity. Wrong or right actions can be judged if we all use some common sense-tivity. And the world will be a better place if we consider the larger social cost of our actions.
Don't wait for another time to start being sensitive. Don't wait for another man to come to Earth to redeem our sins. Ultimately, don't wait for another concert to raise awareness of the need for sense-tivity.
Thank you. (:
