I worry about nature. I worry about our planet. I find it hard to see people not caring about their daily actions. Later in the day when I went to rent a movie I saw someone just leave their soda can by their car door on the ground and get in to leave. Why don't some people take responsibility for their actions? Who must be the parents of this slice of society when they don't seem to care about their actions or the impact to others or the environment? What irks me is that it seems to be quite a few people who just don't seem to care. I certainly don't aspire to be parents for everyone, but I wish I could hold people accountable for things like that. Better yet, I wish to restore that care, that respect, that patience and calm through my writing and reaching out to children and adults reading to children. One of the movies that recently affected me most was WALL-E. I looked at the planet with all that trash on the ground and in orbit around Earth and thought grimly, "This is our fate. And most people don't seem to care." I wish for my books to bring back to us today what humans and our ancestors have known for a long time but we have forgotten in our race to be the best, the first, the boss, the richest, the - whatever. That is my goal is to break through to people and to get them to really think about what is right, what is really important, to be the best they can be for each other and for us all. We are a very "connected" society one could say, but I say we are a very disconnected society more than ever before.
So with my extra hour this weekend I hope to get back to my book and finish my logo and potentially submit my series name for trademarking. What will you do with your extra hour? I hope you find some time to take simple Earthy pleasure in something without littering. :)
The same thoughts occur to me as well. When my sons were little we used to go on clean up days at the local creek and woods, several times a year. Sometimes we'd find animals who'd perished while trying to eat or drink from containers and wrappers. You learn allot about a community by its trash.
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