Quote of the day

Meanwhile I solve problems I have... here you have a quote:

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.” Gandhi

Raining day in Shanghai

Yesterday I could not post because blogger was not working well. Maybe because of the censure in China... Today I should post yesterday post, but it can wait till tomorrow. Today is raining in Shanghai and it is more important to condemn a stupid habit that Chinese have when it rains. I will explain you as best as I can.

Shanghai, has many offices buildings. It is the city with more skyscrapers in the world. All of these buildings were built with fancy materials and designed to be the most fancy ever. But nobody thought that it could be a problem when it rains... and in Shanghai, it rains a lot. Every floor is made of slippery materials when water is on them. So coming inside to the buildings when it rains is a dangerous task and an added risk for going to work

This is even funny when you see people slipping... but what I will tell you now will probably make you cry. To avoid slipping people, brilliant Chinese minded person thought: why do not we release a plastic bag for umbrellas when they get into the building? Bingo! they found a cheap solution for this little problem and they can keep their fancy buildings. Here you have the machine... (pic on the right side)
Instead of using carpets, that are reusable and you can keep them for a pretty long time, they deliver plastic bags. Do you know how many people is living in Shanghai? 20 million. Maybe 5 to 7 million of them are going everyday to these kind of buildings and they are receiving a plastic "condom" bag for their umbrellas when it rains.

Each rainy day in Shanghai, uncountable plastic bags are being delivered within any control and making our planet more dirty.
(Here you have a happy Chinese with his plastic bag)

And here on the right side you have the result of an umbrella with it "condom"
I do not know if you can see the damage that it represents to our planet. And I am pretty sure that it is not something that it is only being done in Shanghai. Other cities in China are doing as well. And I am pretty sure that many other countries in the world have the same stupid habit. Tomorrow post will make you think deeper about it. It is a video about our daily actions...

By the way, I was inspired to post it today because I refused to use the plastic bag for my umbrella and someone in the door tried to force me to use it. I did not know that water is worse than a plastic bag...

PS. Of course I did  not use it and I use my hand to drain the water from my umbrella.

Life is a chain of changes

Dear reader

Today I woke up happy. Despite the gray sky littered with pollution that defines Shanghai, nothing can knock me off my cloud. You might ask why this is so and the answer is simple. It’s because of a change. Change, that thing that so many humans look at with scorn and don’t dare do themselves.

“The last 33 years I’ve looked at myself in the mirror every morning and asked myself, ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I do what I’m going to do today?’ And if the answer is no for too many straight days, I know I need to change something.”

 No one needs to tell us that this man was right, we all know it. And if we all know it, why don’t we follow through on it? Sometimes society makes us focus too much on the negative consequences of change which often outweigh the positive. For centuries, change took an eternity and those at the top used it as a method to control the masses. Fear drives the status quo.

In the 21st Century, things are different, the human race has stagnated and needs CHANGE. Today we know what is right and which is the path to follow. The Greeks knew it but we didn’t listen to them. The leopard can’t change its spots and here we are again. Better prepared, with more tools, linked like never before thanks to social media and technology.

Now we’re at a turning point in our history, perhaps the most important one yet. Much more important than the industrial revolution which was the antecedent for the inevitable change which faces us now. It’s black or white, the advancement of humanity or a giant step backward. I therefore invite everyone to support this change for a better world, a world where the rich help the poor, where the poor enrich the rich, where people are not judged by skin color, where everyone eats, where everyone feels like they belong, where there are no more wars, where the common good takes precedence over individual gain, where your freedom ends where another person’s begins, and where love abounds and reaches all corners of the earth

As you can see, there are no negative consequences that can outweigh those described here. How do you feel about change now?

If you’re still against it, try moving to Mars. If you’re in favor of it, don’t wait for tomorrow, start the change TODAY! 

P.S. For those who think I’m writing this under the influence, you can change your thought and reread this post.