Sustainability

To me, sustainability means responsibility, respect, consciousness, knowledge, and creativity. One goal of human life existence should be to leave this planet, in a sense, the way we found it; in a way in which no one would know you once walked on this earth. The act of being sustainable, in my mind, is to meet our needs as humans, without taking away the ability for future generations to live and succeed. Whether riding your bike around town, not letting the water run, turning off the lights when you leave a room, recycling, or eating locally grown produce, anyone can work toward being sustainable. Even small steps like these make a large difference in the long run. If everyone could reduce their ecological footprint, even by just a little, the world would be in much better shape now and in the future.