Saturday, March 7, 2009
Personal Viewpoint of the Environment
My environmental viewpoint comes directly from my upbringing. My parents really enjoyed to take my sisters and I camping/hiking/bike riding all the time when I was young. The time we spent together was generally spent outside and I loved it all. My dad would always talk to us about how beautiful nature was and how we should appreciate it, but hardly about conserving it. Because I was so young at the time, I think my parents only felt the need to instill positive thoughts about nature in my head, rather then revealing the politics of it all. My parents have never brought up ideas about saving the environment, almost as if it doesn't even occur to them, but they are always willing to help once I get a project started. I'm so glad that I grew up constantly being surrounded by nature because I feel that is the sole reason behind my passion for the environment. The elementary school I attended, K-8, was pretty involved in outdoor activities. Just off the top of my head I can remember a few activities/crafts we did: dissecting an owl pellet (haha), planting in the planter boxes, walking to downtown Loomis, and typically having P.E. courses on the playground. Although my teachers in elementary school took my classmates and I outdoors, I still believe my family is the number one reason for my love of the environment. I'm okay with my viewpoint and wouldn't change it at all, but if I could I would try and get my parents more involved in conserving the environment because I don't think that they take it as seriously as they should. My mom is the same way as Keelys and constantly tries to instill fear in me about foreign places and uncharted territories, but I hope to only continue to prove her wrong in all her false assumptions.
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My parents were the same way! I never went camping or anything but i grew up outside and they always taught me to appreciate nature and all its beauty. I grew up on 3 acres of land with every type of animal you can image so I thank my parents every day for exposing me to it all. What I mean by them being the same way though is the fact that although they loved nature they never spoke of conservation. I dont think its that they dont care, I just think its that they did not grow up in a generation that was aware of the impact we had on the environment. Our parents did not grow up learning about global warming and conservation like we do now, so its not something they focus a whole lot on. I too try to get my parents to follow my habits and be a ot more conscious and learn about sustainability.
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