Ramblings Of A Realtor (and Proud Momma!)

May 24th, 2010

A Mother couldn't be prouder!

There’s nothing like a college Commencement Address to cause you to reflect. To reflect as a parent as you watch that young person, who has always been your baby strut (and they do strut!) across the stage on their way to all that lies ahead. As commencement addresses go, this one was meant to inspire these grads to step up to the plate and do their part in making the world a better place. In sighting all of the environmentally conscience accomplishments that had been made by the college over the past 4 years, on the surface, it was impressive. But as I asked questions of the grads and they explained why they were less than impressed, I began to reflect on how we so often loose sight of what our real goal is by getting so focused on the accomplishment or the recognition. Leave it to the younger generation to tell it like it is…if you’re going to walk the walk, then learn to talk the talk.  Most of us are aware of the terms “being GREEN”, “environmentally conscience” or “sustainability”.  Many of us recycle and have even learned to take shorter showers. Cities and campuses are looking for alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal. Our cars are being built to run on alternative fuels, some on no fuels at all. As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reaches the shoreline and the coal miners killed in W Virginia are mourned- it’s more apparent than ever that we need to look to the next generation of alternative energy sources. However, we need to remember that with every pro- there is a con. Just because something is considered GREEN doesn’t necessarily make it best for the environment. By using an alternative energy source you may reduce your carbon footprint, but does harnessing and gathering that alternative source actually produce more harm than good? Like I said, leave it to our kids to ask the hard questions.

Tags: Graduation, Parenting, Thinking green....
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