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RE: You? Save the World? That's cute ;)
"If your neighborhood is not respected and people throw trash on the streets, property values will go down and this attracts a criminal element to the now cheap housing. Soon, there are drug dealers on the corners and homes are being broken into and it is no longer safe."
Uuummmm.... generalisation much? These kinds of things have a few more factors involved than what you're suggesting.
And just a tad over-simplified and condescending too.
However the point you make in the bigger picture is fair.
We just discussed this very thing in the county's Urban Youth Initiative group meeting. You are correct, it is most definitely a small part of a much larger picture, but every little bit counts. The point is one person can make a difference- it may not seem like it sometimes but your seemingly small action can have a huge impact. Not meant to be condescending in the slightest, on the contrary, it is to begin an internal dialogue. By starting small, by picking up and throwing out the trash in your own life, you begin a chain reaction. Only then can you move on to the surrounding environment: home, then the neighborhood, and on and on.
Start small, it's the only place one can begin anyway ;)
Qigong, aye? You are the first I have met here on Steemit :) I have been practicing since before high school.