Blog #13: Why do emotions matter

            We’re back with yet another topic to discus, so get ready!  This past week we have been talking about emotions and how we feel about climate change as well as other issues that we live with daily. So tonight we are going to talk about how those emotions play a huge part in what we can do in our environment today to help those issues and hopefully try and stop them sooner rather then later. 

            When you hear the term deforestation what emotions do you feel right away?  I know for me I feel sad because when you think of it and how many trees we cut down on the daily and how much of all the rainforests we are destroying.  It is a sad thing when you realize how many homes we are tearing down every minute.  It makes you wonder what we would do if something like that were to happen to us and our homes how would we feel.  I also feel worried because of the fact that trees make oxygen and if we keep going at the rate that we are then how are we going to have enough oxygen to survive for centuries to come.  Just thinking about the next generation after us and how they are going to do it and if they will even have rainforests to go look at.  I’ve been to the amazons and it is just beautiful and everyone should have to opportunity to go look and one of the natural wonders that this world has to offer us.  There will be people that will not have that opportunity because of everything that we are doing now and what we have been doing. 

            Emotions can cause you to feel many things towards an issue and they might even help you realize things that you could do differently to help the issue.  It’s one of the little things that will help you realize how to live your life and how to be the best you can be! 

            Hopefully this made you think about how you feel towards deforestation and other issues.  Till next time readers.