The last few Saturday mornings Lily and I have spent with other moms and children helping to clean up our community.
We only spend an hour picking up trash, but it is AMAZING/APPALLING how much trash we've collected!
Here are a few of the questions and comments Lily has shared with me while we've been "spring cleaning":
"Why are people making my world dirty?"
"Why can't people just put trash where it belongs? It's easy you know."
"Mommy, do you just think some people don't love the earth like we do?"
"I bet all this trash everywhere doesn't make God very happy."
Remember that Public Service Announcement about pollution in the 70's with the crying American Indian?? I sure do. It made quite an impact on me!
I know, I know. It wasn't a real American Indian. It was some Italian actor dressed up like an American Indian. I don't care. I can still see that tear rolling down his cheek when he's looking at all the trash.
That ad made we want to cry back then. Listening to Lily's questions about why people litter and not knowing how to answer them makes me want to cry now.
It's obvious that these community clean-up days are having quite an impact on Lily. I sure do pity the first person she catches littering!!
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