teaching, not ruling

As long as I can remember, everyone has been talking about global warming, recycling and pollution. All these things concern me, they concern all of us but we have heard it for a long time and are tired of blaming it all on ourselves. Its kind of frustrating to recycle and care for the world when you feel you’re the only one doing it. You feel that your actions are worthless and that you’re sacrificing something and can’t see a change. This is very disappointing and sadly, it will always happen.
I had always thought the way out of this disaster was to start caring. If everyone recycled or just put the garbage in the trash cans, we couldsave the world, but at the same time, I knew it was impossible for EVERYONE to do it. I know I'm not the only one that thinks this way. In fact, this is mother culture’s version of how to solve things and its something we all believe but never do.
There is a conversation between Ishmael and the narrator in which they discuss this topic. The narrator says need something positive to work for.
Ishamel then says- “people need more than to be scolded, more than to be made to feel stupid and guilty. They need more than a vision of doom. They need a vision of the world and of themselves that inspires them.” (pag. 243- 244)
the narrator finished out saying- “Stopping pollution is not inspiring. Sorting your trash is not inspiring. But this… thinking of ourselves in a new way, thinking of the world in a new way...” (pag. 244)
when you think about it, it is inspiring. If humans realized the reason we're here is to teach and not to rule, things would solve quicker. we would learn from our past mistakes and never make themagain and we would keep on evolving and creation would replace destruction.