In today's world where we practically enjoy the benefits of high technology that are mostly run by overly abused energy, what would it become if we shut it down for an hour? This question popped out of my head as I strolled at SM yesterday, while waiting for the Earth Hour celebration to start.
As some of the major lights were turned off, and the mall music faded away, I started to contemplate amidst the dimmed location. What am I to do for an hour without energy? Definitely no television and dvd, no internet, no A/C or even just an electric fan...hmm, that's it? I think I can live with that. Then, horror struck me, if the absence of electricity can be inconvenient at times, would I still think about it when our world gives up from the abuse that its currently in?
The purpose of Earth Hour is to raise awareness of global issues, particularly in regard to our overuse of non-renewable resources, and resultant light and air pollution. That's when I started digging up about global warming. It's a fact that it's a natural cycle but we just speed up the process. Due to the increase in human population (that we cannot really control), our demands increase as well. The problem is, we just don't do our part to compensate to the need of Mother Nature.
I began to wonder, what about my granchildren and so on and so forth? Would they even have a world to live in or worst, would they be even given the chance to be born?
Hats off to the efforts of SM City Bacolod for hosting Earth Hour. This is the only mall in the City of Smiles that initiated such an activity for people like me to be aware and be more involved for the common good. Government officials and representatives of concerned agencies were present to give their support and add on as sources of invaluable information. They prepared activities such as a photo exhibit, an entertaining yet very informative program and of course, the symbol of Earth Hour that were sustained by their employees just to keep it lit during the for the whole hour despite the untamed winds. It was such a heart-warming sight. Thank you for making this event worthwhile. 
Now, I am more appreciative of programs like Earth Hour because, it is a start of something. Something that is not impossible to do, yet can make a difference. Moving forward, I will do my best to contribute in any way I can because I don't want to be part of the culprits in sabotaging the Earth I live in.
Happy Thoughts.
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