SO, did you turn out the lights on Saturday 27 March, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm, in celebration of EARTH HOURS?
I did. And how I wished the whole country did as well.
Yes, the cynics may say that this is nothing but a publicity gimmick, but I believe that if more people particpate, it opens up opportunities for the environmentally-conscious citizens to impart their knowledge to those who are still in the dark.
After all, it has been said that light shines brigtest when it is darkest. So what better time to shed light on the green agenda?
They are those who still do not have a clue about climate change but they will be interested to know why our country is committed to getting rid of the traditional light bulb by Jan 2014, or why shoppinh malls are starting to restrict the use of plastic bags.
To understandd a major issue, we often need to create smaller converstion pieces that the ordinary person can understand.
The language of the people is never technocratic or bureacratic. The bottom line is always: "What does this mean to me personally?"
You can tell them that saving energy is good for the future of the planet but the message will come across better if you say that they will be paying mush less to TNB and the money saved can go towards getting an iPhone for their UK-bound son, or something like that.
With all the artificial lighting, how can we appreciate the lights of nature? The stars are there but we just cannot see them.
The wonderful thing about spending time gazing up at the carpet of stars is, after awhile, the impression you get of how very big God is.
God is bigger than you, the sky seems to say: " Our challenges, our personal and collective problems, seen so small compared with the quiet and eloquent withness of stars above, Having this realization take hold, slowy but surely, as I look up, is an immensely comforting experience.
I had hoped, on Saturday night, that enough light would be switched off in my neighborhood to allow me to look at a carper of stars and contemplated life afresh.
Perhaps, it will happen next year,
I did. And how I wished the whole country did as well.
Yes, the cynics may say that this is nothing but a publicity gimmick, but I believe that if more people particpate, it opens up opportunities for the environmentally-conscious citizens to impart their knowledge to those who are still in the dark.
After all, it has been said that light shines brigtest when it is darkest. So what better time to shed light on the green agenda?
They are those who still do not have a clue about climate change but they will be interested to know why our country is committed to getting rid of the traditional light bulb by Jan 2014, or why shoppinh malls are starting to restrict the use of plastic bags.
To understandd a major issue, we often need to create smaller converstion pieces that the ordinary person can understand.
The language of the people is never technocratic or bureacratic. The bottom line is always: "What does this mean to me personally?"
You can tell them that saving energy is good for the future of the planet but the message will come across better if you say that they will be paying mush less to TNB and the money saved can go towards getting an iPhone for their UK-bound son, or something like that.
With all the artificial lighting, how can we appreciate the lights of nature? The stars are there but we just cannot see them.
The wonderful thing about spending time gazing up at the carpet of stars is, after awhile, the impression you get of how very big God is.
God is bigger than you, the sky seems to say: " Our challenges, our personal and collective problems, seen so small compared with the quiet and eloquent withness of stars above, Having this realization take hold, slowy but surely, as I look up, is an immensely comforting experience.
I had hoped, on Saturday night, that enough light would be switched off in my neighborhood to allow me to look at a carper of stars and contemplated life afresh.
Perhaps, it will happen next year,
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