HAVE you ever considered the influence we all have on our children, friends, neighbours and work colleagues? We all leave a mark on each other for good or bad. Some might say we can choose to leave an inheritance of love or one of mistrust and division and even injustice.
One thing I’m sure of is that a new generation is growing up who feel they are being left an inheritance of global warming by a generation of older leaders more interested in pursuing economic growth than seeking to address the implications of climate change. For the generation growing up, love and care for creation doesn’t always seem to have the priority that they would like to see world governments own.
I’m of the ‘baby boomer’ generation and I can’t help thinking about how I might begin to redress the impact my lifestyle will have had on those who follow on from me. The legacy we pass on is important because it helps shape what has still to come.