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Prompt 7.
The world is not an ideal place for lots of people. What can YOU do to make it better?

To even look beyond your own family, friends, town, suburb, or even State, is to be overwhelmed.
The problems of the world are too much to bear. Sometimes one can become defeated and give up.
You may think there’s nothing you could possibly do to improve our messed up world. The problems such as climate change, world starvation and disease are surely too complex for one person’s actions make a difference.
But what if we start by looking closer to home, perhaps starting with our own family structures?

Just imagine for one minute if we all stopped messing up our own little corner of this precious world. If we managed our own mess.
We could start by not polluting our local environment. Dispose of our own waste and help prevent the oceans from being choked by ever more plastic by simply taking it home, disposing of it thoughtfully or sending it to a recycling plant.

We could save energy by using power and water efficiently, maybe wearing a few extra layers when it’s cold before turning on heaters. Shorter showers, saving water, and power.

Food waste is another concern in a world where so many of the population are starving for lack of food. There is no shortage of food in the world but there is bad distribution. Let’s only buy what we really need and share what we don’t use. Help, volunteer at food banks, soup kitchens and care for the homeless and hungry in our own districts. We can ensure our elderly are safe by visiting regularly to check on their welfare. Say hello to a neighbour, you might be the only person they speak to that day. Try to keep regular contact to help where you can.

So there are numerous simple ways we can get involved in saving our planet. If we all did these simple, easy ways, the earth would thank you.