Parks vs. Attitude - 25 Jun 2007
Why do we have parks? I mean, we all love them and like to romp around in them but, why do we really need all the rules and regulations that go with them? I personally don’t like the feeling of paying to enter a park, a place that is supposed to be natural and accessible by anyone.
According to Wikipedia “A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution”. Protected? From what? From us? That’s what bothers me. Why would anyone want to destroy (willingly or involuntarily) something as beautiful as a great reserve of nature at it’s finest. I think it’s a question of attitude. You can call it something else if you prefer but most often attitude stems from some form of education. In the case of pollution or destruction of natural resources, it’s a “lack of” education. Some of us regard people that harm the outdoors as irresponsible but I think it the opposite. Remember how it was the first time your grandparents or parents took you into a forest and showed you the trees, plants and animals? How did you feel? Some children are negatively overwhelmed by this experience and carry it forward to their adult life where it expresses itself as disrespect towards nature. Littering, destruction and overuse of our natural habitat are all forms of this subconscious apprehension. Laneo aims to serve as a community that brings awareness to this issue and promotes a new attitude towards nature and society.
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