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construction or something straining to the body. The newcomer was no means unattractive

though, Phil would guess he could pick up a girl or two any day.

There was something refreshing about him. A certain aurora of confidence and hope

radiated from him. Maybe it was the way he handled himself, or something else, made Phil

curious about him. He decided to walk over to talk to him. Phil leaned slightly on his right leg

making his way to bar. The floor boards creaked with each step Phil took. The floor was old, but

still had a lot of years in them. Phil came up to the counter, “The usual Frank”, he said, going to

the seat beside the stranger, he looked to him for approval, before sitting down. The stranger who

introduced himself as Bill, grunted his approval and motioned to the seat opposite of him. Phil

smiled and took the stool beside the newcomer. Phil introduced himself, ” I’m Phil Anderson.”

“One guineas coming up”, Frank bellowed while pouring Phil s drink. The Pharmacist and Bill

immediately started on a light conversation. “So, I haven’t seen you around? Are you new here?”

Bill Stevens was the driver of a furniture delivery, who just happened to have a job in the area.

After dropping off a truckload of furnishings for a certain Mr. Jones. He decided to head for a

bar on his break, to quench his thirst. Bill casually mentions to Phil that he was the father of two.

Phil shook his head in astonishment, “In times like these, how do you manage?” Bill related to

some bad times, but brightly spoke of how he always managed to pull through. “What do you

do?”, Bill asked after speaking of his family. “I run a pharmacy not far from here!” “Thats pretty

good. You must make quite a lot”, Bill responded, sincerely. “No, just enough”, Phil sighted.

That must still be pretty good… I mean a pharmacy? People need a drug store!” “Sometimes”,

Phil replied then shook his head. A moment of silence followed before Phil finally spoke. “So

what do you think will happen … in the future, I mean?”, Phil asked pessimistically. Bill raised

his eyebrows, “What do you mean?” “We’re all going to die! Can’t you see what’s happening all

around? What do you think I mean?”, Phil burst out in a fit of anger. “C’mon Phill, it’s not that

bad, people are working on recycling, were cutting down on fossil fuels, using solar energies,

using products that are environmentally friendly and trying to stop deforestation. Some day we’re

all going to wake up and this will all be a bad dream.”, Bill stated with confidence and

conviction. “Recycling? You really think that’s going to do any good? It’s too late! We’ve done

enough damage to the earth to last an eternity. The pollution on earth is like a cancerous growth,

incurable and spreading. No puny effort of ours is ever going to turn this around. It’s all downhill

from here”, Phil sobbed. He then took a long pull on his mug. Bill was surprised at the weakness

that Phil just demonstrated.

He looked at Phil sympathetically, “Phil, what you say is true, we have polluted our

world extensively. But there is still hope. We can turn this around. As a parent I should be more

concerned than you, because I have my children s future to worry about. If we try hard, we’ll pull

through, I’m sure of this. But we have to Fight and fight hard. We may not do it this generation

or even the next, but our children and our children s children will carry on. We’ll manage!” Phil

looked to Stevens in shock. That was the biggest piece of crap he had heard in his whole lifetime.

Yet what Bill said got him thinking. Could there really be hope? Phil did not know. Bill was a

father of two children, he believes that they will have a future, how can he be so optimistic?

Maybe it wasn t as bad as he thought it was, yet it wasn t as easy as bill said it would it either.

But what chance does the world have by thinking negatively, and doing nothing but complain

and grumble about the past. Instead of inaction, why not contribute and help. Instead of making

the problem worse than it already is. Nothing is to be gained by negatively; a whole world could

be lost. Think of a brighter future, and pitch in, the world can be saved. After contemplating this,

he changed his outlook, from bleak to hopeful.

He met Bill’s gaze with a determined look, “You may be right, but in my point of view it

may very well go the other way. People might be too greedy to care about the world, even if it

meets destruction.” “I agree”, Bill replied, thoughtfully. “But we have to always have a positive

attitude.” Phil nodded, happy that Stevens accepted, only if to a small extent, his opinion. “Yes”,

he repeated, “A positive attitude.” Phil still had his doubts. Big corporations that had so much to

lose by employing costly pollution reduction techniques might be reluctant to cooperate.

Ignorant individuals who thinks “oh the other guy will do it” will make efforts, futile. If you

don’t start participating, who will? All you can do is set an example, and hope that others will

follow your lead. This and more, Bill had taught him Both men sat there for a few more minutes

sipping their drinks. Soon Bill stood up and prepared to leave, He said goodbye to Phil. Phil

Anderson held up his hand, “Wait which way are you headed?” Stevens reversed the question,

“Which way are you going?” “Just

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