Selfishness is the most deadliest weakness of human beings. For centuries, almost all wars and revolutions were occurred because of a man's ambition or desire. From the article, the author warned people to pay great attention to the environment and nature in a different way.
For years, we were told to protect the nature, to save the earth but in reality, how many people did care for that? In their minds, they just think that it was none of their business, let the government or those organizations to worry over those environmental issues, they were just ordinary people, they could do merely something that would not be a great effect in the overall big picture.
However, now the author chose to bring the nature's threats to everyone's doorstep which meant no one can ignore them now! That's a brilliant way as it triggers one's selfishness again. For our very own sakes, we couldn't run away from it anymore but face it with a tough way. We started this and now it's the time for us to handle the consequence in a tough way.
Although, it's still related to humans' selfishness which sounds like not a very good thing, it's still a good strategy to make people do concern about their surrounding, pay more attention to what they consume and waste everyday.
4 comments:
Thank you, Tai Wen, for this insightful post (and for the lovely picture).
Yes, maybe the author's "strategy" was to utlize human selfishness. maybe he consciously saw that as a way to motivate readers. Or was he just being selfish, and yet again, was he simply arguing that man is the center of the universe?
I would probably think it's much more than selfishness itself but all evil emotions and motives (e.g. cruel, hate, unjust). But without it how could we see the light better?
it is undeniable that people pay much more attention on their own lives.It is reasonable,right?therefore,I really think that the process of saving the Earth will be more and more effective if we show off the direct effects to humans and every countries shuold show the residents their hazards,danger is no somewhere far away,it is right now,and you a next victim,instead of cute animals...
What a post. An idea that I am never capable of thinking (makes me realize how short sighted I was... looks like this pair of spectacles of mine gives no help at all...)
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