SUSTAINABLE IMPRINTS ON TEENAGE MINDSETS

 SUSTAINABLE IMPRINTS ON TEENAGE MINDSETS

     The Planet Earth and its nature belongs to us and we belong to it, it’s our responsibility to ensure its safety and keep in mind the fact that our Earth is as well a living organism with its own metabolic needs and other vital processes which need to be respected. There, comes our duty, as the inhabitants of this Earth, to preserve and protect it. However, we need to remember, as Margaret Thatcher rightly said,” No generation has a freehold on this Earth. All we have is a life tenancy with a full repairing lease.” Hence, there’s an immediate necessity for us to protect and conserve Earth’s natural resources for future generations and ensure a safe, green future on this planet.

‘We have not inherited this nature from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our children.’ Thus, this becomes our responsibility to protect this planet for our children. The kids of today are to be the future of tomorrow, and this planet is going to be their sole home, they will need to utilize these natural resources for their want fulfilment, and for this to happen, we presently need to use the resources judiciously and smartly. Teenagers of today will build the future of tomorrow, and it all depends on what they’ve experienced and seen their elders do or what they’ve learnt from them. It, therefore, is important for today’s people to ensure that they work and act wisely, to set an example for the teens.

The acts we perform today, our deeds and decisions of the present times, shall influence strongly the future this Planet shall see, because our kids are going to learn a lot from our actions and decisions and thus, will shape the future.  Today, the perceptions are still changing and growing more sustainable in nature, which means that people are adopting sustainable means of living, in order to contribute their bit towards environmental preservation, and this shall influence the teenagers.

Sustainable Living refers to a way of living that involves the usage of natural resources to fulfil the present needs, with appropriate consideration for the needs of the future generations. This way deals with the varying aspects of life, such as food, clothing, home appliances, gardening, gifting, etc. And these, sustainable means of living, if adopted by the entire human race, will contribute towards a clean and green future Planet Earth.

When such ways are innovated and devised, they tend to influence the opinions of different people, and the way they look at the environment. It enables the teens to even realize, that it isn’t necessary for them to participate in debates, huge committee discussions or to hold rallies, in order to bring an impact. What’s most necessary is their will to contribute towards environmental conservation and the ways they use to fulfil this. Such sustainable ways of living, bring strong impacts on their mindsets and thus, persuade them to adopt such measures to ensure a safe future for themselves.

But today’s generation is least inclined towards the print media and is majorly attracted by the digital media, which would mean the internet and social networking sites. When such messages of incorporating sustainability into everyday life, are spread through social networking sites by the social influencers, through podcasts, short films, ads on the television, they tend to have a much stronger and deeper impact on the thought process of teenagers, as they’re being taught a valuable lesson, relating to the environment around us, and that too, in a way they would love to have it presented. What more could be required for influencing their young growing minds, and bringing in them the spark of responsibility?

Today’s teenagers shall be the face of this planet in the coming future, and thus, is a need for them to understand their duties towards the planet, and be good inhabitants of it. Strong and deep imprints need to be created on teenage mindsets relating to sustainability, as a way of living. And this has to be done in a way that pleases them, that is, through social media campaigns, podcasts, films, etc. Such kinds of imprints are being created even today on teenage mindsets through some of such activities being performed by the society. However, more of such measures and means need to be taken up to create sustainable imprints on teenage mindsets, which shall lead to sustained survival, growth and development on this planet Earth!!