Polluting, overweight people...

The world is changing, growing and becoming more polluted. When I was a child I would stay outside all day playing with friends, running around and having fun. I walked to school and eating out was a rarity.

It seems as time goes on things are different, everyone is in a hurry and we don't have time to enjoy the small things. Driving more is something people are doing more everyday. I was talking with a friend she told me how she drives ten minutes out of her way to a cafe that has a drive through window, instead of going to the one that is two minutes away that doesn't have a drive through. She does this so she doesn't have to get out of her car and walk into the cafe. We as people need to be less lazy.

I'm not saying I am perfect, but when I have the opportunity to walk or ride my bike I do. These last few years I lived close enough to my work that I was able to ride my bike. I loved the exercise, I also thought maybe I was doing something to benefit the environment and help cut back on pollution. It's the little things we can do to help.

We are becoming lazy, overweight people. Some bring up the problem of not allowing their children to walk to school alone because there are "creeps." I say, lets fix this problem by walking our children to school so they're not alone and you don't have to worry about "creeps." More physical activity never hurt anyone. Kids are growing up not even knowing what it's like to walk somewhere. That is sad, we should all try something new to cut back on polluting our world, and try to get more physical activity.