The imperfect 'Environmentalist'

I love public transport; to the Mumbai Local, I could write an ode
But sometimes it doesn’t work out, so I take a diesel cab down the road  

I skip the tiny Bisleri bottles; always carry my own water
But every once in a while on my rule of ‘No quick commerce’, I do falter 

I avoid fast fashion, try to repurpose, thrift or swap 
But - for work or leisure - on a few long haul flights, I still hop

I try to eat local and seasonal - doing what’s reasonable 
But for this coastal girl, going 100% vegetarian feels unfeasible! 

I keep bringing up the environment with friends, despite the eye rolls I get 
But over every straw-using stranger, I don’t sweat 

You may not be a perfect environmentalist; that’s okay, you see, 
But we all gotta keep trying, cause a billion drops do make the sea

Grinning away cause first time in an AC local

Wrote this inspired by a post I saw on Linkedin titled ‘I am a climate hypocrite’ by Arundhati Kumar a few months back.

The moment you are a 'climate champion' or ‘someone trying to be sustainable’ in any way, there seems to be an expectation to be a purist and be 100% there. This pressure is unnecessary. I think the best thing to do is start wherever you can, cause this is the kind of problem where 80% of the world getting it 20% right is better than 5% of the world getting it a 100% right.

Do you identify as an ‘Imperfect Environmentalist’? Tell me more in comments!