thru the years, i've had friends, and closer friends (*ahem*) that absolutely LOVE to litter and its about time i publicly speak up against it.
i absolutely hate ppl littering and being inconsiderate and uncaring, thinking the world is their freaking rubbish bin and that ppl are there to pick up after them. your litter, even if its a teeny weeny sweet wrapper MAKES A DIFFERENCE. if everyone in the world thinks that throwing a little piece of tissue or a sweet wrapper or an empty bottle doesnt make much of a difference, guess what? the world will be a freaking rubbish dump! God DID NOT make the world beautiful so you can pollute it with your rubbish! its absolutely disgraceful and reflects a very bad attitude.
these are some excuses i've been given when i've confronted ppl about littering..
1. malaysians do that, its a culture..
what a load of bs. its not a malaysian culture. its a selfish culture. throwing your trash anywhere that is convenient to you is nothing but selfishness.
2. if ppl dont throw rubbish, the city sweepers would be out of their jobs
shouldnt we be TRYING to get them out of their jobs so they can do more meaningful work and so that all the taxpayer's money doesnt need to be spent just to pick up trash from public places? i can think of a hundred better uses of the money ppl pay to the government.
your act of littering tells me a few things.
1. you dont treat the town/city/nation/world that you live in as your home. you do not have ownership of the place you call your home. you dont care basically. so wth, just throw stuff anywhere, it doesnt matter to you, its not your problem right? WRONG! you LIVE in the place where you're ruining. you have a responsibility to take care of the condition of things, be it cleanliness or safety or anything else that concerns where you are. its called civic mindedness.
civic mindedness - disposed to look after civic needs and interests
civic - of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs
when you litter, or you vandalise or you carve / liquid your initials or whatever else onto your school desks, that shows that you dont look after civic needs and interests.
let me ask you. do you simply throw rubbish anywhere in your home? do you not clean up your own rubbish at home? what difference is it whether its in your home or outside in public? do you not live and breathe in both places?
2. you are selfish and you dont think about the consequences of your actions, or you dont care even if you do know. you think the world is there to serve you and not the other way around. even if you think you "paid" for it, or that other ppl will pick up after you doesnt make littering alright. it doesnt give you the right to have someone do something so degrading either. even if its their job, the least you can do is to make it easy for ppl to clear things up. helping someone do their job easier or better is not wrong you know. if you yourself dont think its degrading, then please, let me see YOU pick up someone else's rubbish willingly. the probability that ppl who litter will willingly pick up someone else's rubbish is freaking low. heck they wont even pick up their own, what more other's. selfish, utterly selfish and prideful.
if you are feeling offended, then GOOD, this post is MEANT for you. please go somewhere quiet and reflect on what you are doing and the motivations of your actions. if there is a GOOD reason (and i highly doubt it) why you're littering, PLEEEEEAAAAASE, do let me know.
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June 9, 2009 at 11:18 AM
Amen sister. (:
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