Monday, August 6, 2007

The Way People Live Together and Share of the World’s Resources


Today, we as human beings with different races and religions live together in a world full of technological wonders. Colour televisions, supersonic jets, personal computers and mobile phones are common things. We enjoy a high level of living that our ancestors have never even dreamed of. As we live together in the same planet, we often share the world’s resources. Without world’s resources, plants, animals, humans, microbes and everything will perish.

Water is an important world’s resource. Our main source of water is the bountiful skyjuice. About two thirds of the total surface of the earth is covered with water. Rivers, lakes, seas and oceans have always been our major sources of food and means of travel. We often share and use the water for our daily activities such as cooking, bathing, washing and others. We also drink glasses of this precious transparent liquid everyday when we are thirsty. Water is certainly vital for our life. However, there are some of us who share the same water, do not care about the cleanliness of our water. Nowadays, our crystal-clear rivers have become more and more polluted. Most of our rivers today are filled with rubbish and toxic waste from factories done by irresponsible people who think that rivers are the perfect dumping ground. What more if we use the rivers as our source of water.

Another important world’s resource is the air. We share and breathe in the same air everyday for our survival. The air, however, must be clean and fresh. Nowadays, there are some people who do not really appreciate the clean air given to them. Air pollution has become more and more serious. It is certainly a hard nut to crack. The causes of air pollution are factories, vehicles and open burning. Sulfur dioxide gas, carbon monoxide gas and smoke from factories, vehicles and open burning have polluted the air in some part of our world today.

Food is also an important essential that human beings need to survive. We eat food everyday just to prevent ourselves from being hungry. Besides developing or maintaining physical fitness and overall health, balanced and nutritious food is an important component in the prevention of some of the dreaded diseases. There are plenty of foods in the world we live today. Different food comes from different sources. We often share our food together as we live in the same world. However, starvation has become a serious problem. It happens in the poor country like Africa. We often hear from the news that many African have suffered and died from starvation. Where is our value of sharing and humanity? Why are we being so selfish and individualistic as we are now living in a modern world where everyone is treated equally?

In the nut shell, we should know that world’s resources are the precious things that God has created for us. Thus, we have been given the responsibility to take care and protect them. We ought not to waste them or pollute them by any means. Without world’s resources, life as we know it is impossible. Besides taking care of the world’s resources, we should also share them equally as we are now living together in a world where modern technologies have improved by leaps and bounds. Sharing and integrity certainly can unite us.

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