How to contribute to Sustainability as a Student?

First of are prayers. Never make God the last. Well for me, because as a catholic I believe in miracles but also, I can't do it without doing the best out of me. Just like the old saying "Do your best and God will do the rest." Secondly, is what will I do best? As of now all I could do best is to study harder. I'm just a third year student, another more year and I will be able to take my thesis course. I'll be thinking of ideas that would lessen pollution. An idea is a little contribution in a society. But by passion and determination, I may greatly help this endangered world. Thirdly is to spread my word of devotion. How you may ask. But by just this simple blogging. Lastly is to take care of the environment and the people around me. I just remembered how I felt sorry for those people whose live were taken by the storm surge in the Visayas regions. A simple donation and offering of relief goods is my last way of helping. Love your neighbors as much as you love yourselves, just like what Jesus taught us. "Walang sinuman ang nabubuhay para sa sarili lamang." We must help each other.

What is Sustainability?

It is derived from the Latin word sustinere (tenere, to hold; sus, up). As wikipedia suggests, sustainability is the capacity to endure. Whether it is pertaining to human beings, animals, environment, etc. Everything has sustainability, all things has the capacity to endure. But what does it really mean. As for my course, sustainability is described as how the environment can sustain its productive state. Sustainability involves time. How long can it endure, resist, withstand, etc. We try to make our environment healthy for us to survive. We live in a diverse biological system. There are three things to keep sustainability balanced. These three are called "The Three Pillars of Sustainability" namely, environment, society and economy. These three harmonizes and builds the foundation of a sustainable system. A Venn diagram is used to illustrate the harmony of the three pillars. 

The Three Pillars of Sustainability

These three pillars harmonizes but they also have their own limitations with one another. Below is an image which explains their relationships and limitations.

Limiations of the Three Pillars of Sustainability