"Never let what you can't do, get in the way of all that you can"
- Bill Phillips.
Some people believe they can't change the world.
That the effort they make is so small when compared to the bigger scale of things that what they do does not matter. Why turn off a light bulb and save energy when a hotel across the road has its lights on all day and night? You can't win, right?
Well, if everyone believed that any effort was not worth it in the grand scheme of things, nobody would do anything. And the world would not have changed.
But everyone is different and every one of us has the ability to make a change.
By turning off one light bulb or taking a bus instead of the car, or packing your car full of people instead of making it a 'one driver, one car' statistic, or walking or cycling, you make a difference to the environment, to your journey, to your health and to your world. The immediate impact is on you and it's positive.
The secondary effects are the ones you don't see. You can't see the air quality improve around you because of the result of the actions of yourself and others. You can't see how you inspired someone else to do what you already do. Maybe the hotel will consider turning off the lights or using energy saving bulbs and perhaps they did it because they noticed you always turned the light off and cared about your actions and dared to make a difference.
The thing about making a difference is we don't always realise we're doing it.
And is every effort worth it? We don't get to always see the sum of all the parts that make up the whole picture. Every step you take counts because it has an impact on your body and health. Every journey you take is your way of making your world better.
Think about it.
Everyone's small efforts add up to a big difference. It's Up to All of Us.
