Interloper View

As parents we try to instill good values to our children. However, how we do it makes a lot of difference. Parents tell their children, behave and be polite but then they turn around and shout and grumble when they are kept in the line. Parents ask their children to obey the law but turn around and jump the red light. litter. Parents ask their children to respect their elders but turn around and start scolding their own parents. Remember children do what they see not what their are told. So a reminder make sure to walk the talk for the sake of the next generation :)

With the increasing concern for the environment, more and more countries are promoting the need to recycle. To a certain degree, this has been successful because we see more and more people are more aware of such need. In fact quite a few are doing it to help their favorite charity and churches. However, it is not easy to be a good citizen. We know paper can be recycled. So we start buying soft drink and milk in TetraPak boxes but when we try to send this for recycling it is rejected. Next they tell us that glass bottles are also not recyclable. Then we go shopping and start bringing our own bags. But when we reach the checkout counter, the lady at the counter insist on using their plastic bags - I guess it is probably to promote their store since the logo is printed on it. While individual families/homes start recycling, we see businesses mixing all those recyclable tin cans (from soft drink) with dumping it with all the non-recyclable stuff. The amount of recyclable it