Eco Warrior? Eco Worrier - Wild Texas Forums: Parks, Travel & Recreation

Shannon · 03-09-2008, 10:39 PM

An interesting, self-deprecating article on the neurotic state folks can get into if they start fretting over every environmental threat:
Green with worry | San Francisco online

I imagine it's the same way I, as a new parent, get when every single news story (so it seems) is about child abuse and neglect. The issues and their importance are all very real, but if you invest yourself personally in all of them, you quickly paralyze yourself from the overload. It's all just too much.

We need to care, it's our duty as a human community to care (on both counts), but we need to maintain our effectiveness and sometimes that means realizing some issues are far larger than ourselves, and we can only do our best in this life and hope that trickles down to everyone else we meet or touch in some way.

srds · 03-11-2008, 10:34 PM

Do what you feel you can,sure people are going to go to far,but as long as you feel right, hopefully our kids will have something to work with.I remember as a kid going to Inks Lake and pulling the old metal beer cans out of the lake, by the time we had finshed we fill up 4- 55 gallon barrels .My brother cut his foot on a broken beer bottle at Boy Scout trip to Inks, and had to get stiches.
Things have gotten a lot better since we were kids,we can only do our part and maybe it will rub off on others.I know my kids pick up and clean were we go and it's something I have never pushed on them,they have watch me and I'm very proud they do, it's hope.

srds

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JohnK · 03-12-2008, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by srds

Do what you feel you can,sure people are going to go to far,but as long as you feel right, hopefully our kids will have something to work with.I remember as a kid going to Inks Lake and pulling the old metal beer cans out of the lake, by the time we had finshed we fill up 4- 55 gallon barrels .My brother cut his foot on a broken beer bottle at Boy Scout trip to Inks, and had to get stiches.
Things have gotten a lot better since we were kids,we can only do our part and maybe it will rub off on others.I know my kids pick up and clean were we go and it's something I have never pushed on them,they have watch me and I'm very proud they do, it's hope.

srds

Have Fun

Reminded me of doing some snorkling about 200 yards or so below the dam at Garner one time. This boy, probably about 12 years old, arrived and started cleaning up cans, bottles and other debris from the river bottom. He had brought several large trash bags along; so, my daughter and I joined right in and had a great time cleaning up that section of the Frio. My wife and I were both scouts and have always tried to teach our daughters to leave campgrounds, parks, etc., better than the were when we got there.

JohnK