My Imaginary Bunker

I found it very interesting that the author, Megan Mayhew Bergman, in “My Imaginary Bunker” was someone who regularly tried her best to help the environment, but thought her own “righteousness” felt “useless”. If a vegetarian who would recycle, drive a hybrid, and do other energy-saving techniques thought her own efforts were inadequate, what does that say about the ordinary person who doesn’t? Does that person also feel the “environment apocalypse” as strongly as Bergman? I know I didn’t before reading the article. I only began recycling a couple of years ago when my neighborhood received huge green trash bins where a truck would come every two weeks to collect. However, I never thought that climate change would ever amount to a huge problem even though I knew it existed and affected our lives.  And I guess, like Bergman said, if I thought it was really crucial, then  “someone would approach the President, tug on his sleeve, and whisper in his ear:  It’s time. Roll out the Teslas and solar panels.”  The problem is that when tragedy or something catastrophic happens, people usually would wait for or rely on change from others, thinking that there is already someone out there who will save us. It’s a really strong message to help people reevaluate their current living.