Activism

This is probably one of the harder posts for me. I am a pretty laid back person and I tend to keep to myself a lot. I wish I was a really big activist and I believed passionate in things, and took a stand in them. The only thing I can think of me being an activist for is littering. I know it sounds silly, but every time I see one of my friends littering or someone else I always say something to them. All of my friends know that the one rule I have in my car is do not litter. I think its so stupid to throw your trash out the window when it is harming the environment and animals living in out environment. My friends get so annoyed with me when they want to throw out there old fast food cups sitting in there car and I don’t let them. When I explain to them why I think its wrong and how its lazy and inconsiderate I’ve started to notice they don’t really litter anymore either. Even though by me telling my friends not to litter is not going to stop global warming and save our planet, I like to think I’m helping out in someway even if it is just keeping our earth clean. After having to write this post I’m starting to realize how little I stand up for. I wish I had stood up for the gay kid getting made fun of in high school or the black girl getting mocked. Even though it’s tough because I am scared of what others will think of me and I’m scared that people will think my ideas are silly and stupid I’ve realized life is too short to not speak up. The older I get the more of an activist I hope to be.