I am not really sure what to expect from this class. I guess my first thought is that it will be an attempt to get us as students to gain awareness as to how our everyday actions affect the world in which we live. I hope I can gain a better understanding as to how little things that I do relate to sustainability as a whole and hopefully I will learn things that make me look at the world, and my place in it, in a different light. I think most of us like to think that we care, but I know that in my everyday life, I am more concerned with convenience than I am the environment. I constantly waste resources and buy disposable products. In fact, cleaning for me means “throw it away and buy a new one”. I just bought a house and the first thing I did was clear out all the trees in my lawn. I guess what I am saying is that my current attitude is that I am all for sustainability and the environment as long as I don’t have to go out of my way. I am just being honest with myself, and I have a feeling that most people have the same attitude as I do, whether they want to admit it or not. Just look at the world around us and tell me I am wrong. Anyways, as far as my career goes, I am in college to eventually get my P.H.D. in Physical Therapy. How does this relate to sustainability? The main job of a Physical Therapist is to help people recover from injuries and diseases that affect a person’s mobility. The best answer I can give is that without physical therapy, a person could lose mobility and not be able to work or contribute as a productive member of society. That person would simply use up resources while giving nothing back to society. Now if we want to go deep into this we could say that this could be good or bad. A disabled organic farmer versus a disabled toxic waste dumper would be an example. I think that might be overthinking it a bit but you can see my point.
