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Accenture is going green.
Attended the launch of this campaign few weeks ago. Been meaning to write an entry afterward because the clip that was shown at the end of the presentation was very moving.
Before I continue, are you familiar with this song?
...Heal the world, make it a better place
For you and for me, and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me...
I won't discuss about the singer's controversies....I'd like to focus on the song. I really like this song. Read the lyric, it's very beautiful I think.
Ok...the campaign was intended to build awareness esp for Accenture employees in the country on the harsh fact about this earth we're living on, that we conveniently ignore by looking the other way. The campaign was started with forewords from one of the senior executives. He told some interesting (scary) facts, one that I remembered the most was about this sea current, which was dubbed the great oceanic conveyor belt. In short, there might be a possibility that northern hemisphere temperature drop 5 - 10 degree Celcius. This would be similar to global average temperature at the end of last ice age, approximately 20K years ago. The impact, very difficult to be predicted (but I'm kinda sure that it won't be near good at all). If you think you might not live long enough to experience it, think again since it's believed that this could happen within 20 years. What caused it? The notorious global warming.
There's a full article, which was cited from NASA site. Feel free to read it for yourself --> click here
One thing that surprised me when I read the article was that it was written back in 2004.
Then he ended his forewords with an illustration of a frog. He advised us not to be like a frog. If you put a frog into a pan filled with boiling water, the frog would jump away instantly. But if you put it into a pan filled with water (not boiled yet), then slowly boil it...the frog wouldn't jump, and it eventually boiled along with the water.
Are we gonna be like the frog?? Slowly die because we're adapting...adapting to this broken world which was getting worse each passing day?
Put aside the fact that frog is a cold blooded animal. It's the ignorance that was emphasized.
Next part was about what is global warming, greenhouse effect, wastes, trees that must be sacrificed in making paper, etc. Why do we care about trees? The answer is:
- Greenhouse effect is one of the cause of global warming
- One of the most abundant greenhouse gases is C02 (carbon dioxide)
- Tree is (oh so magnificent) God's handcrafted machine that can process C02 to be 02, a process widely known as photosynthesis
To day, *qouting my SE*, man, despite so many technological advancements, still unable to create a machine which mimics tree's photosynthesis ability.
Let's take a moment to listen to this song, the Earth song
What about sunrise, what about rain
What about all the things, that you said we were to gain
What about killing fields, is there a time
What about all the things, that you said was yours and mine
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shared before
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth this weeping shores?
What have we done to the world
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son
What about flowering fields
Is there a time
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth this weeping shores
I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far
Hey, what about yesterday (What about us)
What about the seas (What about us)
The heavens are falling down (What about us)
I can't even breathe (What about us)
What about everthing (What about us)
I have given you (What about us)
What about nature's worth
It's our planet's womb (What about us)
What about animals (What about it)
We've turned kingdoms to dust (What about us)
What about elephants (What about us)
Have we lost their trust (What about us)
What about crying whales (What about us)
We're ravaging the seas (What about us)
What about forest trails
Burnt despite our pleas (What about us)
What about the holy land (What about it)
Torn apart by creed (What about us)
What about the common man (What about us)
Can't we set him free (What about us)
What about children dying (What about us)
Can't you hear them cry (What about us)
Where did we go wrong
Someone tell me why (What about us)
What about baby boy (What about it)
What about the days (What about us)
What about all their joy (What about us)
What about the men (What about us)
What about the crying man (What about us)
What about Abraham (What was us)
What about death again
Do we give a damn?
After the global warming, the initiatives were introduced. We who attended the session wereexpected urged to make a pledge, to commit in to do something about it. In overall, the threat to this world is real and imminent. Scary, but true.
It's up to us, me and you to decide...what kind of world we want our children to inherit?
What are we gonna do about it? Be a frog or be part of the change.
Together, we can make a difference.
Start caring for our earth, right now.
For closure, I'd like to share a clip that I mentioned at the beginning of this post.
This clip shows that a teenage girl, aged 13 at the time, speaking in front of delegates at UN Earth Summit 1992 in Rio de Janeiro. She who was at a very young age already had the kind of awareness that most of us didn't have though our age is older...again proving that maturity doesn't always necessarily come with age.
This clip was taken 17 years ago...and it's still relevant now...more than ever actually.
Listen to what she said carefully and if you're still not moved....well...I dunno what to say..
Michael Jackson - Heal The World
spoken:
Think about the generations and to say we want to make it a better
world for our children and our children's children. So that they know
it's a better world for them; and think if they can make it a better
place.
There's a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could be much
Brighter than tomorrow.
And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place you'll feel
There's no hurt or sorrow.
There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space, make a better place.
Chorus:
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for
You and for me.
If you want to know why
There's a love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares for joyful giving.
If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear or dread
We stop existing and start living
Then it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
Make a better world, make a better world.
Chorus:
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race.
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for
You and for me.
Bridge:
And the dream we would conceived in
Will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in
Will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify it's soul
Though it's plain to see, this world is heavenly
Be God's glow.
We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart I feel
You are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together we'll cry happy tears
See the nations turn
Their swords into plowshares
We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space to make a better place.
Chorus:
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for
You and for me.
There are people dying if you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me.
There are people dying if you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me.
You and for me / Make a better place
You and for me / Make a better place
You and for me / Make a better place
You and for me / Heal the world we live in
You and for me / Save it for our children
You and for me / Heal the world we live in
You and for me / Save it for our children
You and for me / Heal the world we live in
You and for me / Save it for our children
You and for me / Heal the world we live in
You and for me / Save it for our children
Accenture is going green.
Attended the launch of this campaign few weeks ago. Been meaning to write an entry afterward because the clip that was shown at the end of the presentation was very moving.
Before I continue, are you familiar with this song?
...Heal the world, make it a better place
For you and for me, and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me...
I won't discuss about the singer's controversies....I'd like to focus on the song. I really like this song. Read the lyric, it's very beautiful I think.
Ok...the campaign was intended to build awareness esp for Accenture employees in the country on the harsh fact about this earth we're living on, that we conveniently ignore by looking the other way. The campaign was started with forewords from one of the senior executives. He told some interesting (scary) facts, one that I remembered the most was about this sea current, which was dubbed the great oceanic conveyor belt. In short, there might be a possibility that northern hemisphere temperature drop 5 - 10 degree Celcius. This would be similar to global average temperature at the end of last ice age, approximately 20K years ago. The impact, very difficult to be predicted (but I'm kinda sure that it won't be near good at all). If you think you might not live long enough to experience it, think again since it's believed that this could happen within 20 years. What caused it? The notorious global warming.
There's a full article, which was cited from NASA site. Feel free to read it for yourself --> click here
One thing that surprised me when I read the article was that it was written back in 2004.
Then he ended his forewords with an illustration of a frog. He advised us not to be like a frog. If you put a frog into a pan filled with boiling water, the frog would jump away instantly. But if you put it into a pan filled with water (not boiled yet), then slowly boil it...the frog wouldn't jump, and it eventually boiled along with the water.
Are we gonna be like the frog?? Slowly die because we're adapting...adapting to this broken world which was getting worse each passing day?
Put aside the fact that frog is a cold blooded animal. It's the ignorance that was emphasized.
Next part was about what is global warming, greenhouse effect, wastes, trees that must be sacrificed in making paper, etc. Why do we care about trees? The answer is:
- Greenhouse effect is one of the cause of global warming
- One of the most abundant greenhouse gases is C02 (carbon dioxide)
- Tree is (oh so magnificent) God's handcrafted machine that can process C02 to be 02, a process widely known as photosynthesis
To day, *qouting my SE*, man, despite so many technological advancements, still unable to create a machine which mimics tree's photosynthesis ability.
Let's take a moment to listen to this song, the Earth song
What about sunrise, what about rain
What about all the things, that you said we were to gain
What about killing fields, is there a time
What about all the things, that you said was yours and mine
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shared before
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth this weeping shores?
What have we done to the world
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son
What about flowering fields
Is there a time
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth this weeping shores
I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far
Hey, what about yesterday (What about us)
What about the seas (What about us)
The heavens are falling down (What about us)
I can't even breathe (What about us)
What about everthing (What about us)
I have given you (What about us)
What about nature's worth
It's our planet's womb (What about us)
What about animals (What about it)
We've turned kingdoms to dust (What about us)
What about elephants (What about us)
Have we lost their trust (What about us)
What about crying whales (What about us)
We're ravaging the seas (What about us)
What about forest trails
Burnt despite our pleas (What about us)
What about the holy land (What about it)
Torn apart by creed (What about us)
What about the common man (What about us)
Can't we set him free (What about us)
What about children dying (What about us)
Can't you hear them cry (What about us)
Where did we go wrong
Someone tell me why (What about us)
What about baby boy (What about it)
What about the days (What about us)
What about all their joy (What about us)
What about the men (What about us)
What about the crying man (What about us)
What about Abraham (What was us)
What about death again
Do we give a damn?
After the global warming, the initiatives were introduced. We who attended the session were
It's up to us, me and you to decide...what kind of world we want our children to inherit?
What are we gonna do about it? Be a frog or be part of the change.
Together, we can make a difference.
Start caring for our earth, right now.
For closure, I'd like to share a clip that I mentioned at the beginning of this post.
This clip shows that a teenage girl, aged 13 at the time, speaking in front of delegates at UN Earth Summit 1992 in Rio de Janeiro. She who was at a very young age already had the kind of awareness that most of us didn't have though our age is older...again proving that maturity doesn't always necessarily come with age.
This clip was taken 17 years ago...and it's still relevant now...more than ever actually.
Listen to what she said carefully and if you're still not moved....well...I dunno what to say..
Michael Jackson - Heal The World
spoken:
Think about the generations and to say we want to make it a better
world for our children and our children's children. So that they know
it's a better world for them; and think if they can make it a better
place.
There's a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could be much
Brighter than tomorrow.
And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place you'll feel
There's no hurt or sorrow.
There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space, make a better place.
Chorus:
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for
You and for me.
If you want to know why
There's a love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares for joyful giving.
If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear or dread
We stop existing and start living
Then it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
Make a better world, make a better world.
Chorus:
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race.
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for
You and for me.
Bridge:
And the dream we would conceived in
Will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in
Will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify it's soul
Though it's plain to see, this world is heavenly
Be God's glow.
We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart I feel
You are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together we'll cry happy tears
See the nations turn
Their swords into plowshares
We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space to make a better place.
Chorus:
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for
You and for me.
There are people dying if you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me.
There are people dying if you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me.
You and for me / Make a better place
You and for me / Make a better place
You and for me / Make a better place
You and for me / Heal the world we live in
You and for me / Save it for our children
You and for me / Heal the world we live in
You and for me / Save it for our children
You and for me / Heal the world we live in
You and for me / Save it for our children
You and for me / Heal the world we live in
You and for me / Save it for our children
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