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Health & Fitness

They Say That Cleaning Up Ain't Hard to Do

"We have the capacity, and the responsibility. We must act before it is too late." - His Holiness the Dalai Lama

By Jenita Richards

Among the assumed teachings of religion, compassion, and kindness, the Dalai Lama is a big advocate of protecting our Earth.  It seems like such a sure thing that we keep our surroundings clean, but it never seems to be on anyone’s mind.  Even with all of the fines for littering, “going green”, and the craze that was once global warming, I still see people’s disregard for trashcans. 

“Taking care of the planet is nothing special, nothing sacred, and nothing holy. It is something like taking care of our own house. We have no other planet or house except this one.” 

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This quote taken from His Holiness’ address to the four day ecumenical Middlebury Symposium on religion and the environment in 1990 seems to be something we forget. Even with the Curiosity rover finding water on Mars, we’re still pretty long off from packing up and building New New York. 

No one wants to walk around an ugly city with his or her ‘Sunday shoes’ on. More than that, no one wants to welcome the Dalai Lama to an ugly city. Keep Danbury looking it’s Sunday best, utilize the trashcans, get on the recycling train, and cut down the clutter. It’s possible.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama will speak on Oct. 18 and 19 at Western Connecticut State University, and the public is invited to a free showing (video simulcast) in the Ives Concert Hall, 181 White St. To help promote this opportunity, WCSU students in the Writing, Linguistics and Creative Process Department's Advertising, Copywriting and Promotions class created a blog and a Twitter page.

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