Cambridge to Liverpool Street...
Continuation
I was wondering what makes some people not care
for the place where they live.
Why do they drop litter on the streets, dump
rubbish alongside the road and railway, graphitti on the walls, etc...
I was thinking and wondering about why certain
areas are less well looked after?
Some people don't care about those areas because
those areas are not well looked after, or those areas are not well looked after
because people just don't care?
Some people don't take pride in the area they
live in because those areas are not well looked after or certain areas are not
well looked after because some people don't feel proud
in living there?
Some people don't feel engaged with the areas
they live in, because the areas they are in are in poor state or the poor state
of certain areas is the lack of engagement by the people who live in those
areas?
Some people don't feel connected to the areas
they live in, because the areas they live in are not well looked after or the
areas are not well looked after consequently they don't feel connected
to the area?
I think in order to feel connected to the area
and look after it well, you must like it, you need to feel part of it, you need
to feel it belongs to you, you have rights to have a well looked after area, so
you can relax and enjoy a nice walk with your family and friends and maintain
it as an extension of your house
I think we all need to engage somehow to the
areas we live, and help in maintain those areas, I think only then, our pride
and sense of belonging we grow and develop strong inside of us.
Another important point is; we can't just wait
for things to happen, we must make them happen. We see the government making
cuts in all areas. If we make sure we help in cleaning our areas, making sure
we don't throw litter on the roads, we don't dump rubbish around. The money
saved, can be used in other areas. This is our money, as we pay TAX, we must
make sure it is well spent on the areas which are in real need such as: Health,
Education and looking after elderly.
I was would like to we could go out in groups, start
cleaning the areas we live in, be proud of it, be part of it. Taka the rubbish
to the dump, make your area look nice, cosy, welcoming.
Take part, form a group and pick a location to renew, as a
society we are moving further apart every day. Let’s create bonds and help each
other in creating places our kids want to live in, places where we feel at home
and we feel connected…
I love Cambridge and I think we have beautiful villages all
around, it is such a shame some of these places are in an estate of neglect…
By Renato Oliveira
