A lot of volunteer in blue t-shirt read ' 60' and ' Earth Hour' stayed in different area along Orchard Road. In front of Ngee Ann City, there was a big screen which reflected the situation of main stage. A lot of students came and sat there. World Wildlife Fund ( WWF) sold some handmade inventions of LED light for charity which people could use for later activity: witness the process of shutting down the lights. From the screen , I saw the chairman of WWF and the symbol, Panda on the stage and talked about the importance of turning off lights which were not used. The chairman said that Singapore was the chief sponsor this year and it was the first time buildings around Orchard Road would turn off their decorative lights. Time went fast and we started to count down to 8:30p.m and people cried and cheered loudly. The volunteers in blue held candles and from the sky, we would see the word " Singapore" made from the light of candles. I started to record everything around me and could not wait witnessing that important event. Suddenly, it came. Almost all the landscape lights along Orchard Road were turned off including some lights from luxury stores. Then an video was played on the screen. In this video, what impressed me most was a sentence ' What should we do beyond these sixty minutes?'
Yes, this activity is good for environment on the earth, but one hour is never enough. What we need to realize is that no matter how successful this activity is , it is only a flag giving the public a correct direction to protect our earth. There are a lot of actions in our daily life waiting us to fulfill. The purpose of ' Earth Hour' is to remind everyone. We should keep this pure wish everyday.
Beside the reflection on Earth Hour, I am thankful to Singapore. In the past, I felt lonely because I turned off the lights in my home for an hour on this day but I can not find a lot of people to response this ,too. When I came to Singapore, I could understand what a international city means. It means to take more responsibility to the whole society. Well, it did lead us to realize the urge of environmental protection. I love this country which gave me a lot of experience and broaden my eyesight.
In my opinion, only one hour is not enough. What we should focus on should be our daily life. It is meaningful to hold this activity, but we should realise that we should not let it be a show.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Even some little things in our daily life can be important to the whole enviroment.
DeleteEvery and each one of us should take our responsibility to protect our home.
It sounds like a show rather than a action aimed on protecting the environment. But the purpose of the activities like that is to promote. What we ordinary people should do is to pay attention to every details that can save the power and protect the environment in daily life. If everyone in the earth can switch off the lights when the light is not necessary, the power saved is more than power saved of the one hour ceremony.
ReplyDeleteDuring the "Earth Hour", I turned off the light but still let my table lamp on...I strongly support this activity, but it is hard to follow it~
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