Footprint

Walking along a beach
Your bare feet leave footprints in the sand
A mark of where you have been
And a pointer to where you are headed.
For a brief time
The world is physically different
Because you walked by.

Our footprints in the sand are soon washed away
But we mark the world every day in other ways
That are not so easily removed.

Each time you buy a product, or use a resource
Like light, or heat, or power
You leave a footprint
A space where you have used up
A little bit more of what the planet has to offer.
Some of these footprints are getting too deep
To be filled in again
We are making holes
In our home.

Look at the cards and use the scales to work out your footprint.
And find out
How you can tread
More lightly.