I have noticed that shifting to a sustainable mentality really does affect everything in your life. Aside from the obvious, it seems that someone who tries to live responsibly has an entire shift in their value system regarding protecting our planet. I am currently in a US History class and needed to write a paper on something in the early 1900s. I chose to write on Theodore Roosevelt and his impact on environmental sustainability. I had thought momentarily about posting it here, to share with the world, but knowing there are unethical people that copy and plagerize just to pass a course I decided against it...
To sum it up, Theodore Roosevelt was a real pioneer in American history in the green movement, he was simply in the right place at the right time (with the right values). He took hold of his presidency around the time that the nation was rapidly developing the west, and he sheltered 243 million acres of land during his presidency (into national parks and reserves). That really is mind blowing when you think about it! I especially appreciate this quote that he made in 1910: “I recognize the right and duty of this generation to develop and use the nature resources of our land; but I do not recognize the right to waste them, or to rob, by wasteful use, the generations that come after us.” (The National Park Service. Theodore Roosevelt: The Father of Conservation, 2011).
I was blessed to get my grade back on this paper and to have been asked by my professor if she could anonymously use my paper as an example to other students of a well written and researched paper. It is nice to know that when you are passionate about something, that it is reflected in your writing, and that even when I feel overwhelmed with all the responsibilities on my shoulders I still can do a good job. =)
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