It's Earth Hour Today!

Yes! I have to agree that I have been pretty silent about the entire issue on Earth Hour 2009. My silence does not mean rejection towards the drive, it was more like observing how other Malaysians take accountability over their individual responsibility in making the earth a better place for our children and their future.

Though the drive might just require everyone's participation in switching off the power and lights for just one hour - but people... I believe we can do more than that don't we?

Many of us tend to blame others whenever a mishap happens somewhere around the globe. We do not see that WE DO play our part in "destroying" our beautiful mother earth. As the knowledge world gets wider, as people gets more technical with developments, and as individuals swarms for higher education - we have forgotten the simplest of all rules which allows us to be able to still enjoy the beautiful parts of mother nature - preservation of the basics! I tend to get the perception that as technology grows, the intellectual part of humanity dropped - technically I mean. What happened to their rational mind of preserving the best of mother nature for our future? All forgotten? Or is it unimportant?

Earth Hour is not only a drive to encourage people to turn off their power for just that one hour, BUT it is a move to initiate what is expected from each individual who participates in the event thereafter. Though our part might be little in our own perception - do not forget, Rome was not build in one day my friend. If each of us, takes accountability over our own actions and decisions, we can certainly make a different to the environment and to the people around us. Just as the saying goes "Good practice starts from HOME".

So, friends and people out there... let us join hearts and hands in taking on this drive to the next level. Think thrice before we make a decision - IF it helps to save mother nature for our next generation. The simplest and basics can start with our own daily routine and practices - save power, electricity, and use environmental friendly products. For WE can MAKE the DIFFERENCE!