Serenity

Omari Matthew


Serenity

I have always heard that you never really appreciated something until you mess it up, but now I truly know what the saying is talking about. While I was searching through southen’s photostream I stumbled upon the picture “Serenity” (http://www.flickr.com/photos/southen/3640757689/). When I first looked at the picture I was amazed the timing of the shot. He caught the picture late at night, while Chicago’s lights still glowed. What amazed me was the pure beauty of the shot, and the beautiful spiral lights that seemed to paint the sky the purple. After seeing the picture, I noticed that some human race do not fully appreciate the planet they live on. Some of the world leaders (like china’s world leader) do not want to take the first step to do anything about the growing global warming issue. In the article “U.S. Officials press China on Climate” by Keith Bradsher, China refuses the notion of becoming greener. American officials stated that “We’re not talking about their giving up prosperity; we’re talking about their using energy in a more efficient way” (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/world/asia/16warming.html?_r=1&ref=world). China, and other nations that agree with them, are more worried about their economy dropping then their own people being swept away by the rising sea levels in places like Bejing. If nations truly worried about how they look to other countries, then they would want to do something that would both impress and show off their power. The best way to do this would be to become a greener nation, because it will not make you look bad as much as it would make you unique and powerful.