I drive through downtown at 2 in the morning and see hundreds of empty high-rise building windows gleaming with electric light; I'm talking about downtown Atlanta, but I'm sure everyone everywhere has witnessed the same scene. Every weekend there's a Nascar race, and I can walk into most Kroger's or a Wal-Mart at any time, day or night. As a matter of fact, I'm in my bedroom but my living room light is on ('scuse me for a second)
All I keep hearing about is the energy crisis we are experiencing; now they're saying we'll soon run out of the delicious electricity we eagerly gobble up without a second thought. Do you know what a BROWN-OUT is?? While everybody is arguing about the fate of the world as we know it, nobody seems to be looking at the easy solutions.... USE LESS!!! The empty lighted buildings aren't helping to guide anyone through the dark, and those Nascar racers aren't going anywhere with the fuel they burn. Why are we so eager to further destroy our world by trying to drill for oil on restricted/preserved land, when there are so many EASY things we could be doing. How many lights illuminate the Vegas night sky 24/7??? How many lights are on in a different room of your house.... and nobody is in the room? It's just as easy to flip the switch off as it is to turn it on; why is it such a hard thing to do.
We may have a very large problem before us, but the steps in the right direction are easy.Don;t just wait for something big to happen, do something small.
poverty of spirit
13 years ago
