The 11th Hour

Saving the environment has always been an ongoing issue up until today. People all over the world have different ways on how to contribute to solving this problem. Some companies are creating eco-friendly products, some are creating environmental laws, and some are simply raising awareness. It is good that we have our own ways to save the environment, but are all our efforts enough? It is possible that we are supporting environmental causes because we feel obliged to; but do we believe in it? I feel it is important that the thought of possibly losing our environment should sink in with each one us so as to feel the urge to do something about it immediately. In addition, it is better to make it a priority as well so it would be innate in us to revolve our lifestyles to saving the environment. And since humans have the tendency to think of our own good, one way to make the environment a priority is to plant in our minds that we cannot live without the environment and all the natural resources that go with it. Knowing that we value our life so much, I hope we could really do something about our current situation because we need the environment and our survival depends on it. By this, we should treat the environment as a person’s life as well. Another question that I had in my mind is if we still have time. As the documentary implies, our time is running out so we have to act now and hopefully we won’t be too late. People should realize how precious time is especially in a situation wherein we are trying to save something of that importance. We may be tired of all those documentaries and movies reminding us to do something about the environment but they wouldn’t continue raising awareness if we have already opened our eyes and actually did something about it. Overall, we need to start disciplining ourselves for the environment’s sake and eventually for our own good as well.