Okay…. being the proud mama that I am, I just had to share a short story about an interaction with my son this week. We’ve discussed MTR with him and he’s seen photos and knows the benefits of renewable energy vs. non-renewable energy. We were driving past a wind farm on a nearby ridge, when my son piped up from the back seat, “Do you know what I’m going to do, mom?”
“Nope…. what?”
“I’m going to sneak up onto an MTR site and steal all their explosives and throw them in a desert…. then they won’t be able to blow up any more of our mountains.”
“Hmmm…” I said, thinking that wasn’t such a bad idea.
Then he added, “And then I am going to arrest the people doing MTR, because I think they are criminals.”
“Mommy thinks they are criminals, too.”
And that is exactly what they are. Stealing land, resources, water, and a way of life that has sustained mountain people for generations. The conversation reminded me of the song that says, ‘Teach your children well…’ I can only hope that the next generation can see that business and profit without morality is evil. And that we can’t destroy the very thing we are dependant on for survival… the earth.
Hopefully they will be better stewards of the earth’s gifts than we have been. Let’s continue to educate, teach, and fight!
Great story Blue. I think your son has some great ideas.
If everyone teaches their kids as well as you have, the world would be a much better place to live in.
Cute Story. Sounds like you’ve got a smart kid on your hands.