Nobodycouldhavefailedtonoticethatwastinghasbecomeagraveprobleminmanycampuses.Takealookaround,youwillrealizetheexistenceofthewasting.Inthedininghall,muchfoodareleftintheplatesanddumpedintothetrashcans.Intheclassroom,lotsofstationerywhichcanbeusedallthesameisdiscardedonthedesks.Inthedormbuilding,thelightsareleftonthoughthereisnobodythere,andthetapsareleftopen,causingwaterrunningallthetime.Andtherecanbemoresuchexamplesaboutthewasting.

　　Wastingisboundtogeneratesomerelativeconsequencesifwedonotkeepaneyeonit.Itwillputstrainsontheshortagesupplyoffood,waterandothersources;youknowthatthesourcesweareusingmostlyareunregenerative,thatistosaythesourcesarebecomingfewerandfewer,someexpertshavepredictedthatthecoalwillbeworkedoutinthenext150years,andthepetroleumwillbeuseduplessthan300years,that’sthereasonwhythepriceofenergysourcesisincreasingtoaunbelievablelevel.Maybeyouwillsaythatatthattimepeopleshouldhaveinventednewenergyresourcestoreplacetheseresources.However,wecannotimaginewhatwillhappeninthefuture,andcontrolthechangingworld.What’smore,ifwedon’tpayattentiononthewasting,wewillgetthehabitthatisagainsttraditionalcustomsandleadaluxurylife,whichisdangeroustoourlaterlife.

　　Intheviewoftheconsequencesofthisproblem,effectivemeasuresmustbetakenbeforethingsgetworse.It’shightimetothatwetakestepstostopwasting;weshouldstartfromtriflesaroundourselves:trytoordertheexactamountoffoodthatyoucanconsume;turnoffthetapwhenyoufinishwashing;turnoffthelightandthewaterfountainwhenleavethedormitory.Westudentsshouldenhancetheawarenessofsavingresources.Therefore,witheffectivemeasuresandproperlaws,itwillonlybeamatteroftimetomakewastingapastthing.