Stand Up For Your Beliefs..... And Don't Back Down

Why do people just throw trash on the subway or a street when the trash can is near by. I don't get it. Do people have to be so lazy that they just drop trash where they feel like it? It drives me nuts.

I saw two grown adults (late 50's or early 60's) deliberately drop trash on the subway. When I asked them why they did it, they got defensive. I called them on it. They were shocked that someone would say something much less not back down. I picked up the trash and threw it away myself when I got off the train. Why do I have to ride in a subway that is dirty because someone else's negligence and laziness?. I stood my ground with it. I think the man was embarrassed and the woman was shocked that this person would actually have the 'balls' to say something. Who knows if it made a difference or if they will do it again. But for me, it was an integrity issue to not say something.

Stand up for what you believe in! Don't back down. People are unconscious and asleep. It takes you, people who are awake, to make a difference. Take it on that you are the one and that no one else is coming and if there is a difference to be made, you can do it!

Whether it is litter, or whatever else that drives you nuts, take a stand. No one else is coming if you don't.

One person, one commitment at a time and the world will alter.