The Documentary That Changed My View on Fertility

Derrick 2022-12-02 13:43:26

I have seen many documentaries about environmental protection. Every time I watch it, my heart is full of emotions. Once I cross the invisible chasm between the film and reality after watching it, how will I live my life? But the 'Home' I watched this time was the first environmental documentary that made me cry. After reading it, I started sorting garbage seriously, and when I was bigger, I began to reconsider the issue of fertility.
Like many documentaries, from the birth of the earth to the origin of human beings, the beauty and health before the earth are first presented to attract attention, and then I will tell you what human beings have done in the past century, and then use the earth's riddled disease body to photograph people Heart and soul. The film is brilliant in the perfect combination of soundtrack and picture. In addition, at the beginning of the film, it was pointed out that 88,000 staff members from all over the world contributed to the film, which really made the content of the film quite rich. The film is like a huge trap. It begins to attract you with beautiful pictures and melodious music. Once you step into it, the cruel facts and tragic pictures combined with the captivating music will bind you firmly. I really feel like I can't breathe and my heart beats fast.
Why did this movie have such an impact on me? I don't need to say more about the significance of environmental protection, everyone on earth has a share. The key is that the scientific examples used in the film are not far from 2050. For example, it is mentioned in the film that if we do not change ourselves, by 2050, there will be no fish in the ocean. Another example is that if we don't do something, by 2030, all the glaciers in Greenland will have melted, and then the sea level will be 7 meters higher than it is now. In the last century, when we heard about the 2000s, it felt like it was still in a sci-fi movie, but now 2009 is half over. It will be only 20 years by 2030, and 40 years by 2050. And what humans have destroyed in the past 50 years is the energy accumulated on the earth for 5 billion years or more. Give us 40 years, and there is no guarantee that there will be fish to eat at that time. Sometimes when it comes to these numbers, it feels like scientists are scaring people. But in fact, danger is approaching. Last time we went to the east coast of England for a holiday, the hotel we stayed in was close to the cliff, the scenery was quite charming, and the business was quite hot during the peak season. But the hotel has plans to close because the coastline has been receding after the sea has risen for the past 20 years, and all the offshore structures in this area are dangerous and people have moved out. Guess I have no chance to live there anymore. If I am fortunate enough to be alive by 2050, then it will be fine for me to have no fish to eat. After all, I have eaten for more than 60 years before, but what about my children, and the children of children? Parents all want their children to be good, but my parents gave birth to me during the baby boom. Like many novels written in the post-80s generation, from birth, I was fighting for beds in the hospital, competing for positions in schools, and fighting for jobs in society. , life is not easy. But now it seems that my generation has been considered lucky, and the next generation may not even be able to eat fish. Thinking of this, I am very afraid, afraid of bringing my child into the world under public opinion and secular standards. If this world is not so cruel, but if I come to suffer for a lifetime, I would rather bear the blame and pressure myself, so that my children will not blame me in the future. .
Of course, the more you think about things, the worse they get. It's better to take action while you still have time to do some remedial measures within your ability. At the end of the film, it is also pointed out that many countries and public welfare groups have already taken action to save our homeland, so we should still maintain the hope of having fish to eat in 2050, and actively start from the little things around us, starting from sorting garbage and eating vegetarian food. .

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  • Narrator: We know that the solutions are there today. We all have the power to change. So what are we waiting for?

  • Narrator: The cost of our actions is high. Others pay the price without having been actively involved. I have seen refugee camps as big as cities,sprawling in the desert. How many men, women and children will be left by the wayside tomorrow? Must we always build walls to break the chain of human solidarity, separate peoples and protect the happiness of some from the misery of others?

    Narrator: It's too late to be a pessimist. I know that a single human can knock down every wall. It's too late to be a pessimist. Worldwide, four children out of five attend school. Never has learning been given to so many human beings. Everyone, from richest to poorest, can make a contribution. Lesotho, one of the world's poorest countries, is proportionally the one that invests most in its people's education. Qatar, one of the world's richest states, has opened its doors to the best universities. Culture, education, research and innovation are inexhaustible resources. In the face of misery and suffering, millions of N.G.O.'s prove that solidarity between peoples is stronger than the selfishness of nations. In Bangladesh, a man thought the unthinkable and founded a bank that lends only to the poor. In barely 30 years, it has changed the lives of 150 million people around the world. Antarctica is a continent with immense natural resources that no country can claim for itself, a natural reserve devoted to peace and science. A treaty signed by 49 states has made it a treasure shared by all humanity.

    Narrator: It's too late to be a pessimist. Governments have acted to protect nearly two percent of the world's territorial waters. It's not much, but it's two times more than 10 years ago. The first natural parks were created just over a century ago. They cover over 13% of the continents. They create spaces where human activity is in step with the preservation of species, soils and landscapes. This harmony between humans and nature can become the rule, no longer the exception. In the United States, New York has realized that nature does for us. These forests and lakes supply all the drinking water the city needs. In South Korea, the forests have been devastated by war. Thanks to a national reforestation program, they once more cover 65% of the country. More than 75% of paper is recycled. Costa Rica has made a choice between military spending and the conservation of its lands. The country no longer has an army. It prefers to devote its resources to education, ecotourism and the protection of its primary forest. Gabon is one of the world's leading producers of wood. It enforces selective logging, not more than one tree every hectare. Its forests are one of the country's most important economic resources, but they have the time to regenerate. Programs exist that guarantee sustainable forest management. They must become mandatory. For consumers and producers, justice is an opportunity to be seized. When trade is fair, when both buyer and seller benefit, everybody can prosper and earn a decent living. How can there be justice and equity between people whose only tools are their hands and those who harvest their crops with a machine and state subsidies? Let's be responsible consumers. Think about what we buy.

    Narrator: It's too late to be a pessimist. I have seen agriculture on a human scale. It can feed the whole planet if meat production doesn't take the food out of people's mouths. I have seen fishermen who take care what they catch and care for the riches of the ocean. I have seen houses producing their own energy. 5,000 people live in the world's first ever eco-friendly district, in Freiburg, Germany. Other cities partner the project. Mumbai is the thousandth to join them. The governments of New Zealand, Iceland, Austria, Sweden and other nations have made the development of renewable energy sources a top priority. I know that 80% of the energy we consume comes from fossil energy sources. Every week, two new coal-fired generating plants are built in China alone. But I have also seen, in Denmark, a prototype of a coal-fired plant that releases its carbon into the soil rather than the air. A solution for the future? Nobody knows yet. I have seen, in Iceland, an electricity plant powered by the Earth's heat geothermal power. I have seen a sea snake lying on the swell to absorb the energy of the waves and produce electricity. I have seen wind farms off the coast of Denmark that produce 20% of the country's electricity. The U.S.A., China, India, Germany and Spain are the biggest investors in renewable energy. They have already created over two and a half million jobs. Where on Earth doesn't the wind blow? I have seen desert expanses baking in the sun. Everything on Earth is linked, and the Earth is linked to the sun, its original energy source. Can humans not imitate plants and capture its energy? In one hour, the sun gives the Earth the same amount of energy as that consumed by all humanity in one year. As long as the Earth exists, the sun's energy will be inexhaustible. All we have to do is stop drilling the Earth and start looking to the sky. All we have to do is learn to cultivate the sun.

    Narrator: All these experiments are only examples, but they testify to a new awareness. They lay down markers for a new human adventure based on moderation, intelligence and sharing. It's time to come together. What's important is not what's gone, but what remains. We still have half the world's forests, thousands of rivers, lakes and glaciers and thousands of thriving species. We know that the solutions are there today. We all have the power to change. So what are we waiting for?

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