AES118 The Power of One

The greatest danger to our future is apathy.

We cannot expect those living in poverty and ignorance to worry about saving the world.

For those of us able to read this, it is different.

We can do something to preserve our planet.

You may be overcome however, by the feelings of helplessness.

You are just one person in a world of seven billion

But how can your actions make a difference?
Best, you say, to leave it to the decision makers. 

And so you do nothing.

Can we overcome apathy?

Yes.

But only if we have hope.

One reason for hope lies in the extraordinary nature of human intellectual accomplishment.

A hundred years ago, the idea of a 747, of a man on the moon, of the internet, remained in the realm of science fiction.

Yet we have seen those things, and much, much more. 

So, now that we have finally faced up to the terrible damage we have inflicted on our environment, our ingenuity is working overtime to find technological solutions.

But technology alone is not enough

We must engage with our hearts also.

-Dr. Jane Goodall-