I remember how I was a teenager who honestly didn’t care much for the environment, but that completely changed when I learned the of the destructive truth. I believe that we should combat pollution and protect the environment! Even though we don’t see all the effects of pollution, we will see them later, so we should do things for this planet even though they might take more work and even if the effects of our work don’t appear apparent until later years.
I was currently on my family vacation where we sailed on a cruise ship and stopped at various islands, one of these islands was Coco Kay. I sat on the coast line of Coco Cay with only my dark black swim trunks on. I was complaining how the noon hot sun was burning my shoulders. My mom tucked her short auburn hair behind her ears and told me to just try and enjoy myself. Out of boredom, i looked over my shoulder and looked at the black smog rising out of the cruise ships smokestacks, but i didn't think much of it. But then I went back to watching the ocean and watching white rocks washing up against the shore, only they weren’t rocks, they were bleached coral. Suddenly, great amounts of grief and guilt settled into my mind. I couldn’t stand to look at the what our human race has done to the world.…show more content… I honestly never really cared about the environment and I didn’t think pollution was as big of a problem as it actually was. Lately I have completely turned myself around. I now understand how big of a threat pollution is and I understand that we all must try to cut down on it. In fact, I have started recycling much more and am currently trying my best to turn off lights and not run water. I am trying to contribute my part to the
