If you walk up to someone on the street (grown-up or child) and ask them what they think the “real magic words” are, you get an enormous range of responses. I know because I do this all the time. Responses I get range from "Go away... I don't speak to silver bearded strangers in enormous black hats" to "Well... let me see... Abracadabra... maybe?" to "Allah Peanut Butter Sandwiches..." to "... Please?"
All of these are valid, but the only real magic words are “Reduce Reuse Recycle.” These magic words actually DO MAGIC. The secret to the success of "the real" magic words - The Three Rs - Reduce Reuse Recycle - is that they work. Like a magic wand, we wave these magic words towards the planet (and the way we treat its resources), and it makes our negative impact smaller. The impact is smaller because we're working WITH the natural world rather than AGAINST it.
I'm bent towards green. It's a bias of mine, but my bent is based on a pretty good understanding of ecological science. Eco-Science, of course, is the study of the connections that exist in the natural world. Ours is a very complex biological, chemical, and atomic system, but it's really, really amazing, and it's really, really all connected. It's one system. We know this through solid scientific study.
So the next time you're watching a magician on TV or a Disney movie or wishing there were magic words to make that annoying kid in class disappear... remember... the only true magic words (that work) are REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE.
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