Sustainability

I think living sustainably means that we continue to prosper yet having no bad effect on the world. We currently are not living sustainably because we live in a world where we burn fossil fuels that are burning holes in the Ozone layer and leaving dangerous greenhouse gases that are heating up the earth, resulting in the melting of the polar ice caps. I also think sustainability means being able to live without exhausting the resources at hand, such as money or oil. If the world as a whole can go on their daily lives without running out of oil, then I consider that living sustainably. Alternative sources of energy such as wind and solar energy also help the world live sustainably.

I think I have a lot of freedom, but am also restricted a lot. I feel restricted in the sense that I cannot do certain adult things such as vote and drink, but I feel very free in the sense that I am free to express my opinions and talk about the government without any repercussions or consequences. I think that the latter is more important to me, even though at times I wish I could vote on topics such as the next president and bills regarding things like economic spending packages.

I think I could live my life more sustainably if I paid a lot more attention to the world around me and counted it as a whole instead of looking at the general city I am living in. I also think that I could live my life more sustainably if I looked more in depth at the decisions I make every day. Buy a reusable water bottle, instead of a plastic one that I just throw away. Not leaving the heater in the house running when it is not in use. If I put my life under a fine tuned microscope, I know I could find even more ways to live my life very sustainably.