SNATCHING AWAY THE FUTURE COMPROMISING THE LIFE OF OUR YOUNG GENERATION

Abstract

“We’ve not just compromised the future of our young people. We have been stealing it. We are still stealing it, but is it not too late to do something? We have a window of time. It is closed a lot since the 1990s, but it is still there. And if we get together, we can at least slow down Climate Change, slow down the loss of biodiversity, and heal some of the harm.”The economy is considered to be “doing well” if the purchasing power of the people is high. Consumerism is the equation of personal happiness with consumption and the purchase of material possessions. The effect of consumerism on our environment is a very serious problem that a few environmentalists have tried to fix. Of the three factors, often pointed by them, to be responsible for environmental pollution-population, technology, and consumption-consumption seems to get the least attention. One reason, no doubt, is that it may be the most difficult to change; our consumption patterns are so much a part of our lives that to change them would require a massive cultural overhaul. The real responsibility is up to us and if we do not take action quickly the future generations will get the punishment for our mistakes. We must keep in our mind that Happiness can't be purchased in the marketplace, no matter how much advertising tries to convince you of it. We should always remember that it is impossible to win a war against yourself or your uncontrolled desires.