Japanese Proverbs and Climate Change
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May 6, 2009 A look at popular proverbs and their applicability to global climate change. Written by Daniela Marinova from Nancho Popovich High School.
Time doesn’t wait for the people. Or as it’s more popular: “Time and tide wait for no man”. Right. As the years are going by, the problem with the global warming is becoming more serious. If we don’t come up with a solution soon, the time won’t wait for us and may surprise us in any minute.
Strike the iron while it is hot. Yes, now is the time to act! If we wait for another year, we may have missed our chance for saving the Earth and ourselves. Global warming is hardly convertible, but still: convertible process.
Where there is a will, there is a way. No-one should think that it is impossible in today’s world to cut our carbon emissions. Many people think that we have got used to machines like computers, TVs, cars, planes, etc., which produce a lot of CO2 and we cannot ever stop using them. But science has developed the same machines, which are environmentally friendly and in fact don’t cost more than the usual ones. Therefore, have a will!
Even the longest road begins with one single step, or “You have to start somewhere.” On ecological language, that means we mustn’t be afraid of making changes, we could start being good to the nature by just replacing one light bulb in our home with a CFL one.
All’s well that ends well. If after a hundred of years we have achieved our goals and made the global warming a thing from the past, we will be heroes. But until then, we must be optimistic and “always look on the bright side of life”. What I mean is, don’t think about the destruction of Earth - think about how it will get better with your help!
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