Sharing a Moment - Riga 2013 - by Nigel A JAMES
What's
Mine is Mine and What's Yours is Mine!
The
Future is Sharing!
Last
week, whilst
walking around the streets of Vienna, I saw three reserved
parking spaces. They were for Car Sharing Cars. And then I
saw more such reserved spaces. The future is sharing and the future
is now. People are not only sharing cars, but many other
things as well.
And
the advantages are simple. Sharing means only paying for the actual
period of time for that the object is needed and one always has a
choice. This is especially good when it comes to cars. And, of
course, there is the question of responsibility – or no
responsibility - as well.
So
what can we share? This answer is almost everything, and there are
already very many sharing clubs all over the world. One can
share clothes, toys, building equipment, musical instruments, books,
music, holiday homes, etc. The list is endless. And, sharing
provides a very good opportunity to do good for the
environment.
Sharing
means less. Because of car sharing there are fewer cars on the road,
and the sharing of toys means that there are fewer toys being made,
and this of course means a return to quality instead of only
quantity. But, sharing is human, too!
The
best thing we can share is our time – and this we have been doing
for ever. It's human nature. Meeting family and friends is the best
we can do, and what's better than the sharing of sunsets and memories
of times that have gone. Sharing will always succeed. Modern sharing
is nothing other than an old habit with brand new
dimensions.
Vocabulary
habit
- Gewohnheit
nothing
other – nichts anderes
One
can – Man kann
opportunity
- Gelegenheit
parking
space – Autoabstellplatz
sharing
– teilen
variety
– Vielfalt
whilst
(while) – während
Points
for discussion
The
principle of sharing!
Why
is car sharing a very good idea?
The
responsibility of sharing?
The
variety sharing provides!
Sharing
your home!
How
does sharing work?
The
economies of sharing!
Libraries
as illustration for the success of sharing!
Why
do people now need much less than they did 24 years ago?
What
do you share?
The
limits of sharing!
And,
now the text again!
Sharing Something Exciting! Hungary 2012 - Nigel A JAMES
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