The future does not seem rosy for Mother Earth and her inhabitants. An article in yesterday's New Paper reported that if something is not done about global warming, we may end up like the boiled frogs (if you place a frog in lukewarm water and slowly turn up the heat, it will die before it realizes the danger it is in). There are also more grim reports about melting ice bergs, wild weather etc. And has anyone noticed the weather in Singapore swinging from cold to hot, cold then hot? It's not just the climate changes. Bird flu has once again reared its ugly head and it's threatening to unleash a global pandemic. If that happens, "it may mean the end of humanity" should the situation gets out of control, our Geography teacher told us today.
I'm not blogging to paint a depressing picture of our future, but to talk about a sudden paradign shift I experienced with regard to the above. I used to worry about whether I'd live to see the planet's climate go haywire and watch people around me die of the intense heat or cold. I don't think I can stand watching seaside communities swallowed up by rising sea levels. Nor watch all the lovely flora shrivel up. One day, I realized I should just stop worrying. Not to say I don't care anymore, but if we really are heading towards a havoc-wrecking global climate, it won't do to worry myself insane. So instead of feeling so overwhelmed, I've decided to live my life to the fullest.
As M1 puts it, you have 1 life, so live it. I've always liked children, so I think I want to join the UNICEF or on a more local level, MILK. One of my positive character traits is that I can make people laugh or smile so that'll come in useful. Job-wise, I want to be a journalist and witness history in the making. Why not start a family too? I'm also building up my social circle and can get along with boys and girls alike. To round up these dreams, I'm interested in being a Member of Parliament (or at least an NMP).
With regard to materialism, I'm just going to have to suppress it. Here are some of my eyecandies: Photoshop CS2, Samsung MP3, designer clothes......Expensive items that I can only dream about. Yet, should I acquire, say, an Ipod Nano, how the hell I am going to enjoy it when the climate turns its wrath on us? Is it going to save me in any way? It's okay to get a little bit of excess stuff but not too much. Anyway, if who you are is what you have and what you have is lost, then WHO ARE YOU?
In the end, should I get boiled or frozen under a wild climate, I want to look back, smile and say, "I've lived well."
And I will always think of you as the sun*
I'M YING YI
a.k.a Yiggy,YY.28 April:).Crescent Red Cross Cadet.The 4th Silicon electron*.Is a DEVIANT* Gothic Bohemian punk rocker.
Also an ANIMANIAC(anime-fan).Bookworm.Rock music!LORD OF THE RINGS, FINAL FANTASY.more ENERGY than all comets of the universe put2gether.Hardcore Romantic.DARK personality.Black & Pink!
