Always throw the litter in the dustbin

I have peculiar habit for which I have been criticized in a friendly manner and made fun of more often than not, whenever I eat something outside; I don’t throw the empty packet or the wrappers including the paper plates, disposable glass etc. till I find a dustbin , in case I don’t find one, I keep it in my purse and after reaching home I put it in the dustbin. This habit of mine has attracted lot of criticism, my friends always ask me to throw them, they argue that nothing will change in the city by this deed of mine and the city will always remain the way it is, dirty and polluted .they say I alone cannot help in keeping city clean so why to carry all these things and why not throw them away, I tell them that neither I am trying to be environmentalist nor I have any intentions being one, and that I understand that what I do does not cause any diff to the city and does not even matter to anyone, it’s just that I don’t like it so I don’t do it, as simple as that.

But yesterday, I had got down from the bus at Ramanagaram and I was walking towards the bank lost in my thoughts, planning for the day ahead, suddenly something hit hard on my arm, I was startled, astonished, for a moment did know what had happened and how to react, it was as if someone had woken me up from my dreams, after few seconds, regaining my composure, I turned around to check what it was.. and guess what, it was a watermelon peal, and where it had come from, well some great guy sitting in the bus, had eaten the water melon, enjoyed its taste and then thrown its peal from the window of the bus, unfortunately it hit me, I looked at that man and he immediately turned other side since he knew what had happened. I did not say anything to him since I knew there was no point in shouting or arguing with him esp. with the language barrier, though I wished that time I knew some foul words in kannada, I cleaned my arm and walked toward the bank as I was getting late but since then, till now I am cursing him and abusing him in my mind for spoiling my dress and my day.

So the conclusion is that by not throwing litter on the road or anywhere around I am not being an environmentalist or whatever but just being a little selfish and preventing myself from being abused by strangers, being scolded or cursed by them and I feel that is a big, a good enough, and a justified reason for doing what I do, isn’t it so ?