AP Automation Saves Trees!
Posted by Rakesh Shukla on Fri, Jun 12, 2009 @ 03:19 PM
This past week was my son's "graduation" from elementary school. He has been at this school for 8 years since Pre-K so it was an emotional night.
The Head of School gave a very moving speech which drew on quotes from the class play, "The Suessical." One of the quotes was:
And that's not the end of out troubles here...
For on the other side of town
The Truffula Trees were all cut down.
They once stood tall, in all their glory - but that's another story...
The "other story" being referenced here is "The Lorax" written by Dr. Seuss (published by Random House) in 1971 - nearly 40 years ago!
It is a very sad story.
A greedy Man ignores the warnings of the Lorax and cuts down all the Truffula trees.
....The habitat of Swomee Swans is destroyed.
... The dwellings of the Brown Bar Ba Lots is destroyed.
... The home of the Humming Fish is devastated.
... eventually the Lorax are forced to leave.
In the end, the narrator is given the last remaining Truffula seed with the following instructions:
Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care.
Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air
Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack.
Then the Lorax and all his friends may come back.
The headmaster concludes by giving the 6th graders the following challenge:
"You can make a difference - you can preserve our environment, save our wildlife, keep our air and water clean. Be role models, educate your peers and your parents - make sure we recycle, reuse and reduce but also that we rethink - perhaps one of you will write the sequel to The Lorax and write a different ending to the story."
It was a great message to the kids. We should all do our part to be green.
And a simple way to be green is to use as little paper as possible ... it really makes a difference. I know this is self-serving but AP Automation can reduce paper in so many ways --- no more copies, no more mailing, no more faxes etc.
Some AP departments are overflowing with paper. How socially responsible is making 10 copies of every invoice that comes in the door (which many organizations do whether they realize it or not)?
Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack.
Then the Lorax and all his friends may come back.
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
-Rakesh Shukla