I'm happy to see the people in Albay, specially the men, carrying paper bags as substitute for plastics. It's one of their very small contributions to mitigate the effects of climate change. But as for me, it's actually the way they carry these bags with care so that these paper bags would not be to torn out, thus their purchased items will not fall on the ground as they walk towards their next itinerary.
Why these men as the subject? It's because women by nature are more caring in almost all their possessions, both material and non-material.
In my 25 years of existence, before the implementation of the "No to Plastic" in the Province in Albay, I used to see men carrying paper bags only in foreign films, which means that in the Philippines, we were really used to utilizing plastic bags instead of the paper ones.
I find these men carrying paper bags very manly. Regardless how hustle it is to carry such bags, specially during rainy days, they really manage to keep all the things inside it still. The care they give to these bags somewhat gives me the impression how they also care for the things they have in their lives.
It feels good seeing most of Albayanos cooperate with the government through abiding the ordinance on the use recyclable and eco-friendly materials. But what makes me utter longer "ohh...!" is the fact that the "caring" is very visible. If all of us, regardless of our gender, would carry all our stuffs in life -- families, girlfriends/boyfriends, peers, officemates, classmates, teachers, friends, gadgets, cars, pieces of jewelry, money, NSO birth certificates (?), passports, diplomas, and others -- with care, then life would be very much OK. :)
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