19. Deforestation

Our forests are disappearing because they are cut down and burnt in fire. Forest are disappearing at the rate of 20 hectares per minute or more than 500.000 hectares a year. Their disappearance upsets the oxygen balance. The volume of atmospheric oxygen decreases – a consequence of destruction of forests. If this trend continues, one day we don’t have enough oxygen to breath. As a result some rare kinds of animals, birds, fish and plants have disappeared.

Forests also protect the basins of rivers. Forests not only protect the mountain slops from destruction but also contribute to the filtration of waste water.

As a result of Chernobyl tragedy a great damage has been done to the forests and people’s health.

Sulphur dioxide and smoke pollute water and have serious effect on forests.

Many trees are cut down for building.

It is necessary to develop an international program to study date of forest resources. Special public organization and scientists should take necessary measures to protect the environment. There are many ecological organizations. Greenpeace is the most famous environmental organization. The int.org.Greenpeace is doing much to preserve the environment. The environmental protection should be our universal concern. A system of ecological security should be taken.

The cutting of trees is done with care. We must plant again where we have cut. And we can enough wood for houses and paper for books.

The Earth is our big green home. Together we can save our planet.

21. Career versus home

One day most people in their life find themselves in the furcation of two road named family and career. And the most difficult choice which can change everything in people’s life stands.

According to the recearches by sociologists the unmarried careerists twice more than people who live in a family. And the most terrible thing that among the businessmen who haven’t been connected by bonds of marriage there is almost 70 % of women whose role of homekeepers and mothers is on the first place in natural scenario.

Is it really to combine family and career? In perfect type sucessful person should succeed in everything. But there are only 24 hours in a day and career alike a family require a long time. So our aspirations and private life can be faced.

There are three widespread points of view on this question. I would like consider every group in turn.

First group of people think that family and career are incompatible. They choose either family life, children, family happiness or career, stable high earning, successful advancement in work. They aim at reaching one main thing. They think that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Such kind of person doesn’t need a family as there is no time to think about it. Bun once Marilyn Monroe said that career was a wonderful thing but it could warm nobody in a cold night.

The second group of people think that at first they need to make their career and only then they can have a family. That is why they are absorbed in work hoping that they will be able to stop in time and regulate their private life.

There are the third group of people who choose the most difficult way – the golden mean. They successfully combine work and family. Such kind of people need to have patience and wisdom to keep balance between career and family life.

I think it is important to place priorities to make the necessary decision in life. You should solve what exactly you want. Approaching to find ourselves on top in everything and staying in power of public opinion, sometimes we lose simple human happiness. We don’t notice a sunny day, we don’t see child’s smile and we don’t feel any pleasure from our production victory.

I believe every person can reach harmony in every sphere of life if makes strong decisions.