As we all know nature is a thing of
pure beauty, and there have been many advances by exploring the beautiful
excluded places of this planet. Although, there must be a line at which we
cross at some point in time where we simply cannot leave this planet alone and
we must exploit it for every dollar that we can squeeze out of it. One of the
easiest and oldest ways to make money of something unknown is to simply make it
public or to advertise it on all the available social networks. Let everyone
know of this great place that you “must see”, unfortunately by buying into this
message and going on this amazing vacation you are inadvertently ruining the
beauty of said vacation spot by bringing more and more tourist to this spot. As Americans we already have a bad rap of
being loud, annoying, and disrespectful.
Now wouldn’t you be angry is a massive pack of these “Americans” come to
your home to visit the beauty of your home but then they never leave. Just more
flocks of Americans, one right after another constantly disrespecting your home
until it is no longer the same as it used to be before the rest of the world
found out about it.
Recently, we had our schools annual
spring break and like most college students I decided to go on a trip that took
me far away from the gloom of Muncie. This year I was able to swing a five day
cruise to the Bahamas. Even though going on this cruise is pretty much word for
word what I was talking about in the previous paragraph above. So in a way I
was contributing to cause of ruing these places with presence. This being said,
the Bahamas was hands down the most beautiful place I have ever visited with
its gorgeous beaches and its clear blue water. Unfortunately, the only way I
was able to afford this was to go through a major corporation that has already
sunk its roots in the Bahamas and has made a lot of money by bringing people
like me to visit. I feel like this is simply just a part of our lives and is a
continuous circle. We all want to save the beauty of nature but no one wants to
be the first to step up and really do anything about it. We all want to wear
nice clothes, drive cars and visit exotic places. Although when some of us “think”
we are helping out we must boast all about via our social networks. People that
truly think you are making a difference because you drive an electric car, well
I hate to break it to you but you are not helping the earth. I say this for the
reason being that coal must be burned to generate electric, so once again we
are stuck in this continuous circle of trying to help but we end in the same
place we were before just a different method of getting there. In conclusion,
our earth is a truly beautiful place and I am very blessed to be able to visit these
exotic places, but at the very same time we ruin these places simply with our
presence there. In conclusion, I believe
the media has a tight grip on our society and is not planning to let go anytime
soon. I say this for the reason being that when it comes down to it, it’s all
about money and what to exploit next once the current idea is all used up. At
the end of the day how do we find out about these trips to other countries,
electric cars or the next way we can help some poor kid in Africa (Since
helping one hungry child will cancel out everything bad we do and make you a
good person) is simply through our media… but they have to make money too
right?
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