So I told you in my last report that I am going to talk today about Pocahontas - Disney classic. It's one of my favorite cartoons and not only because it's charming and was made up in a true story, but because sometimes I feel on the same spot as the main heroine. Because sometimes there is a gap and difference between generations or how people think. For example: Last year I was in Egypt and it was a Hotel, so of course there is an animation team there. So in one day they were preparing a party with foam and balloons, and I met one guy from animation team and asked him: "Where you going to make it?". He told me that it will be on a beach in the corner of water and the sand. And I was in a total shock, because it will provide horrible consequences, moreover it was a natural reserve, because few meters away from where this event was going to be celebrated was a huge and the most beautiful coral reef. And I was panicking, because I cant let this happen. So I thought: " I won't be speechless and silence, and I will protect this unique place and I will not let this people damage what not belong to them. So I asked if there is another place to celebrate, they told me that this is a perfect place and all people will enjoy party in a beach. This misunderstanding and two different ways of thinking met each other in Pocahontas, as herself and Governor Ratcliffe. She was so respectful and caring to nature and Governor was thinking that he owns whatever land he lands on. I hope you know the lyrics " You think I am an ignorant savage And you've been so many places I guess it must be so, But still I can not see If the savage one is me How can there be so much that you don't know" This is the main idea of this report, this animation team was looking at me with greens and teasing me because they didn't know what all my struggling was for. I am not offensive person at all, but it was like I am ignorant savage here and I don't know nothing. I know that they gave me a nickname, sorry I can't remember what, but still after my two days of full of concern and awareness speeches, I won. But they still celebrated in a beach, but in a corner, away from it. However I told them that if tomorrow I will find any peace of balloons or packs from crisps, I will collect it ( I forgot to tell you about my hobby to collect garbage from beaches every morning in my vacation there) so we had a deal. I am doing it always, like it's my "duty" from nature in vacation. So, I think you know what happened next morning, beach was full of packs and balloons. So I collect like three full pockets of garbage and placed them near Animation team house. Their reaction was nothing but short "Thanks". I was in a happiness and pain in the same time. Happiness that I won this small battle, but in pain that they didn't learn anything from it, because next week they maid the same thing. One of a member of this team asked me: " If there are so many garbage in a sand, how it can get in to the sea? " I told him: " in the same way as the garbage in Cambodja 30 km away from ocean can get there, by a human factor, huge amount of conditions, animals, wind, waves, steams and etc." He was in a deep thoughts for a while and then just laugh and told: " It's impossible, we are not a fishermans to put this garbage in to the stomachs of fish and this land is belong to a hotel an it was idea of our director, so you can't do anything with that" After smile again and start explaining that this is not a damage, it happens only once a week and other things which in my opinion was useless and really pointless, he was explaining to me as I was some child 5 years old, without any concern in that topic.That time I knew I am an ignorant savage to him. After his speech I asked him, how can there be so much that you don't know? And how you can be so blind?. I know it wasn't much polite, but I was furious, and I am really regretting that I didn't write a report, my suggestions and complains about those kind of events. So if I compare my story to a Pocahontas, in some way its the same. Misunderstanding, two absolutely different ways of thinking. And for 100% I am sure that he never heard how the wolf crise to the blue corn moon and never asked bobcat why he greened and he will never sing with all the voices of the mountains and will never learn how to paint with all the colours of the wind. Because how I already said earlier that, some people are blind and we cant open their eyes. I am not blaming them, because this is the gap of our generation, when in their time there wasn't any idea of Global warming and many environment ideas. And also there wasn't internet and globalisation of those ideas wasn't so huge, so we are lucky to live in time when there are all opportunities to know about all what's happening in our Earth.
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12 Comments
Thanks for the report
Posted 26-03-2020 19:01
@sang Su mentor, thanks sooo much!
with all of us we can make it!!!!!
Green cheers and love from Kazakhstan!
Posted 10-03-2020 21:25
Hi Diana Gamazova, this is Sang Su Lee.
I'm so braved in your actions. Even though people know what are bad about others' behaviors, they hesitate to tell them directly because they are afraid to fight. But, you are so brave that you did not hesitate and take actions. Although it was a small change, if this kind of change is accumulated, then a large change would come out.
Thank you for writing this article. I hope students here learn about how acting can result in positive ways,
Best,
Sang Su
Posted 10-03-2020 19:52
Hello Diana! It's mentor Taehyun!
I read your writing well! It is true what you've said! We are living with the internet and the internet changed our cognition a lot. Everyone is connected with social media and we can watch our globe in real-time. Even though the older generation doesn't know about the internet and they don't know their behavior can pollute our earth, we have to tell them that their behavior is bad for our environment! Young and old generations are all earth residents. We have to protect our earth together!
Thank you for writing! Green cheers!
Posted 10-03-2020 16:21
Thank for all of you!
I hope we can make the world better together!
With love and green cheers!
Posted 08-03-2020 15:00
Hello Diana..Nice report ..Looking forward further more intresting and important reports fro your creativity.
Keep writing and always shining
Warm regards
Pawan
Posted 08-03-2020 11:51
Hello
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Regards
Susmita
Posted 08-03-2020 01:14
Hello Diana,
I enjoyed reading your report. It is full of green feelings. On the other hand, I want to say that your anecdote is an analogy of frustration that eco activist here in latin american and worldwide always suffer from. Green regards and let's continue fighting for the Earth.
Alan
Posted 07-03-2020 22:55
Greetings
I do hope everything is going well..
Thank you so much for sharing your report based on your own story.. Your story took me to think deeply about it..
Really enjoyed..
Green cheers
Regards,
Jasmine Karki
Really awesome report!!
Hope to learn more from you..
Green cheers
Regards,
Jasmine Karki
Posted 07-03-2020 21:00
Greetings
I do hope everything is going well..
Thank you so much for sharing your report based on your own story.. Your story took me to think deeply about it..
Really awesome report!!
Hope to learn more from you..
Green cheers
Regards,
Jasmine Karki
Posted 07-03-2020 20:54
Thanks!
I hope you too !
Green cgeers from Kazakhstan to all of u!
Posted 07-03-2020 19:28
Hello Diana
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report sharing your own story
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Regards,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 07-03-2020 03:49