Respect

A general lack of basic common decency in society perhaps? It all seems to be about shouting 'respect me' but not showing any themselves?

I've always lived by the rule to treat others as you wish to be treated yourself, and putting others first, so can never get my head around other people not doing so too. I get physically uncomfortable when people are even rude to others, and anything else is a sorrow.

I drive past litter in the verges, and spend probably too much time thinking and the person that did that, what they were or weren't thinking and who was going to clean up after them, or what would happen if everyone was doing as they did, how much litter there would be, everywhere. What creatures it would effect, the time to break it down, and imagining be able to stop and pick it up.

Cinnabar_wing said:

I drive past litter in the verges, and spend probably too much time thinking and the person that did that, what they were or weren't thinking and who was going to clean up after them, or what would happen if everyone was doing as they did, how much litter there would be, everywhere. What creatures it would effect, the time to break it down, and imagining be able to stop and pick it up.

I was talking about becoming a litter picking volunteer today but I don't know if I could cope with the anger it would engender in me.

I'd like a volunteer role to be relaxing (although my last one wasn't really, which was about animal cruelty).

That's pretty amazing, I really love all of this! it's very inspiring!

emanningis said:

PS: weeks ago I found 2 supermarket trolleys in the middle of a park. I filled them up with the park's rubbish --to the top. Then recycled part of it, then took back to the supermarket. That was painful tho but also fun.

I had to put one trolley on top of the other to return in one trip.

That's brilliant.

What an efffort!

I do it while jogging in the morning, picking up bottles and cans only. 

It is very limited (around 5 a day).

I find it fun though, and also think of what people consume.

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PS: weeks ago I found 2 supermarket trolleys in the middle of a park. I filled them up with the park's rubbish --to the top. Then recycled part of it, then took back to the supermarket. That was painful tho but also fun.

I had to put one trolley on top of the other to return in one trip.

Yes, that would be my problem too. There was someone who used to live in the village who regularly had her husband drive her up the valley so she could stop and get out and pick up rubbish. 

But there's so much of it these days, a lot more delivery drivers, or people who don't care about the places they are, just dumping it in the environment. It's so sad. 

I can imagine a volunteer role trying to help animals might be good at first but become very distressing over time to witness neglect and cruelty. I'd want to do that but  probably could only do for a short while before it became too much.

Yes, that would be my problem too. There was someone who used to live in the village who regularly had her husband drive her up the valley so she could stop and get out and pick up rubbish. 

But there's so much of it these days, a lot more delivery drivers, or people who don't care about the places they are, just dumping it in the environment. It's so sad. 

I can imagine a volunteer role trying to help animals might be good at first but become very distressing over time to witness neglect and cruelty. I'd want to do that but  probably could only do for a short while before it became too much.