Slavsky Mortgage

Insurance for the environment.

We all try to take care of our main wealth - health, of course, what did you think? Anyways, we do it in many different ways: eating healthier, including many colorful fruits and vegetables in our daily diets, baking fish and lean meats, drinking plenty of water; we jog, run, bike or swim, lift weights and so on. In other words we are trying to lead more active lives. So do I. I also walk a lot. So on one very beautiful San Franciscan day I was walking and enjoying outdoors. But as I looked around, I got so sad seeing so much trash around. I mean : papers, plastic cups, forks and all kinds of garbage on the ground. The other day on the bus (yes! I do take bus, saving the environment from pollution! ) I happened to see an older man eating candy and throwing a wrapper on the floor of the bus! Wow! Here’s another one. A teenager have finished his drink, opened a window and threw the bottle out in the street! Thank god, it was plastic and did not hurt anyone. Or did it?

How do we treat our environment? Our nature? Why are we behaving like pigs? Did our parents teach us to do that? No. So why do we crap where we eat?

Nature, Mother Nature , takes such a good care of us. We use it all : forests, fish, water, oil and much more. But what do we do to keep our Earth “healthy and safe”?

I am a strong believer, that what goes around - comes around. Check the news. The fires, earthquakes, tornados, floods, huge changes in weather - that’s what we get. I guess, Nature needs an insurance against us.

We all should take some actions or our children will not be able to see such a beautiful and bright future. Just little changes go a long way. It will be a better place to live. Something we all can do :

* Recycle

* Do throw trash into the garbage bins, please. It not only looks disgusting, but bottles or broken glass can cause fire

* Use more public transportation or get an eco-friendly car, or a bicycle, which is great for your health too

* Turn off lights, when leaving a room

* Set up e-bills, instead of paper correspondence

* Do not let water run continuously, when brushing your teeth or doing dishes.

Let’s be kinder to our Planet. Just as we have only one body and should lead a healthy life to keep it in a good condition, the Earth is only one planet (so far) , where we can live and breath, and enjoy all the beauty of nature.