Around the
world, humans believe they are superior compared to the rest of creatures; this
is a fallacy. In order for them to live comfortably, individuals depend on
their environment one way or another. Setting aside other factors of nature,
the ocean is one of the most important life sources for humans. This being
said, it becomes evident the care and respect one must have and feel towards
it.
According to 'The Living Sea',
conserving the ocean is an activity every human being should develop. The
documentary presents the uncertainty of how the ocean manages to sustain
itself, even though human's interaction is preferable. By portraying such
diverse creatures, different in size and power, as the jellyfish and the whale,
one is obligated to wonder how it all manages to work in a peaceful manner.
This is why so many investigations have taken place, including the one
presented in the documentary, which has been developing for the last five
years.
Living in Puerto Rico helps
each citizen understand the ocean's importance and its relevance to our daily
lives. Not only does it offer a wide variety of food supplements, but also
provides us with the ability of being part of aquatic activities, some of these
being snorkeling, fishing, surfing, and scuba diving, which are primordial,
specially in an island like this one. Being part of these activities helps one
understand the ocean, to a point of loving and caring for it.
As part of human kind, I
acknowledge the commitment the ocean requires from us. It is our duty to help
this ecosystem develop the way it is expected to do so. Since many people are
ignorant and do not understand the role each one is intended to provide,
helping the ocean has become a difficult task. In order to make this happen, I
would raise my children the way the man in the documentary did; by exposing
them in early years to the ocean's beauty, its importance, and the significance
of marine life's cycles, I would be able to help them develop conscience,
making them attain personal yet correct perspectives towards the ocean.
It is extremely important for
everyone in this generation to understand the ocean's needs in order to
preserve it, letting as many people perceive all the possible consequences bad
deeds may raise. Even though many of these are not yet seen, in a near future
human kind will be able to acknowledge catastrophic encounters regarding
creatures and habitats all around the world's oceans.
Greg MacGillivray and Alec Lorimore. MacGillivray, G. Ocean
Film Network. Virginia. Retrieved from http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjoe11_the-living-sea_shortfilms.
Agreeing with the fact that humans feel superior to each other living creature. Just because of the ability to reflect and think critically doesn’t give us the right to feel superior than other creatures. Even with such ability, humans are capable of mass destruction. As stated before, as part of an island, we need the ocean to sustain such thing as the economy. Economy is sustain via the ocean because most of the food imports come through sea. Also as of 2013 most of the truism is throughout the ships arriving at Old San Juan. Many activities are due on the ocean and it is important to do our part to keep the beaches clean as a part of helping the ocean.
ReplyDeleteI truly believe that the ecosystem is capable of maintaining itself without the need of the humans. Before times, where the earth didn’t have the population it has now a days, the oceans where with less toxins and the ecosystem wasn’t as affected as it is today. The problem with the pollution in the ocean is a progressively effect that will keep on going from bad to worse because of the long time damage it has.
Each individual is responsible for the damage one causes. By teaching the young ones, the influence for future generations could make a positive impact towards nature itself. When the majority of the population is trying to make an impact, big changes could be done. I fully agree with you on teaching one’s children to have conscience and true appreciation towards the ocean and nature itself.
I cannot fully agree with what you are stating. Acknowledging the important attention the ocean requires from humans in order to continue its development is one thing, but caring about it for personal reasons is another. Society needs to start understanding what is truly important and relevant about this cause, setting aside economical interests, these being for commercial purposes. In order to help it develop thoroughly, one must learn to love and appreciate marine life, as I previously stated. I believe a genuine change would rise from future generations, it being the reason for my emphasis on our roll in the development of these. Once they perceive the ocean through such connotation, positive changes will flow almost automatically.
ReplyDeleteTo target future generations, one needs to start to create an impact on schools. Young kids growing up knowing the wonders of the earth and loving nature itself could do a huge impact. If I could have the power right now to make a change, I would start to change the curriculum in schools. Start a program to target specific themes important for the growth of each child. Creating love, appreciation and the conscience to maintain and/or improve how nature is. By targeting young ones to appreciate nature and even animals will help each one in their future. By doing so, the change will flow out automatically in the generations yet to come.
ReplyDeleteWith that being said, I do not disagree with you but I actually have another point of view. I recognize the important role schools play in the development of a child, but I believe this kind of conscience is attained through parents and family members. It requires the acknowledgement of what is crucial and relevant and what is not. A good foundation of morals and ethics will help anyone understand thoroughly the importance of preserving the ocean, ignoring the economic advantages it may provide. Being able of setting aside such benefits will help the environment as a whole in a near future, instead of just human beings. One must learn to take their surroundings into consideration when making decisions, preventing harm and misfortunes in nature.
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