I have to admit feeling a bit dejected after doing the
ecological footprint quiz at the myfootprint.org website. Either I have
seriously misjudged myself, or it really is that hard to live a sustainable
lifestyle. The test result shows that “if everyone on the planet lived my
lifestyle, we would need 1.6 earths.”
Being a vegetarian who is always careful with my spending
and consumption and concerned about the environment, I honestly do not think
there is much more I can do to take care of the earth. Just for the last couple
of days, I have been working hard to find out how I can restore our sofa, the
surface of which has been peeling off like snowflakes after the incessant
scratching by our cats, rather than taking the more convenient and tempting
option of simply replacing it. Believe it or not, the latter option is actually
cheaper. But I want to do my part in saving the earth and not create another
big piece of rubbish.
But still, it turns out that my ecological footprint is
larger than it should be. I am not being conceited or self-aggrandising, but if
even my ecological footprint is not small enough, how about those of my
neighbours?
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