27/05/2026
Behind a small row of houses in a busy neighborhood, there was a narrow waterway that once flowed freely. It used to carry rainwater away quickly and unnoticed. But over time, it became something else an open dump
Every morning, one man from the area would walk out with a black nylon bag filled with refuse. Instead of taking it to the proper waste point, he would simply empty it straight into the waterway behind his house. Sachet water packs, food remnants, plastic bottles everything went in.
One day, a neighbor confronted him. “Why do you keep dumping waste here? It will block the water way, it will flood the area.”
He paused for a moment, shrugged, and replied casually, “It’s just small waste. Rain will wash it away. Everywhere is already dirty anyway.”
And he walked off like nothing mattered.
But that nonchalant attitude is exactly what is slowly destroying many of our communities. This is how many people think.
They are not concerned about how well waste is done away with neither are they concerned about blocked drainages, rising flood levels, polluted water, or the smell that spreads through entire neighborhoods after heavy rain. Rather they allow their personal convenience to become a shared problem for everyone else.
Always bear in mind Poor environmental behavior leads directly to flooding, erosion, pollution, and unhealthy living conditions. And the irony is simple: the same waterway he treats like a dumping ground is the same system that protects his home from flooding during heavy rains.
Proper environmental management is not just the government’s responsibility. It begins with individual choices—what we throw away, where we throw it, and how much we care about the space we all share.
