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The hushing sound of the ocean, the
warmth of the cool breeze as it glides over the face, the gentle chirping sound
of the birds from faraway, the very fine sands by the seas, the admiration of
the vastness of the oceans, the swaying movement of the branches of trees, the
colorful and beautiful flowers all competing for fineness, the greenness of the
forests at the rise of the early morning sun, the sight of wildlife inhabitants
interacting and living together in harmony. Nature in its fullness is everything
bright and ‘beautyfull’.
Perhaps, not beautiful enough as
nature weeps for its survival on a daily basis; the once beautiful serene has
been made to bend on its knees, seeking repatriation. How can a mother hurt her
own child? The question remains boldly asked as the days go by. Sadly, the
deterioration continues to gain more strength and also advance in worrying
figures as the environment continue to hurt. Our wildlife suffers, our
oceans are weeping, and even the once fresh air we used to breathe, have become
polluted. Trees are being cut every day as we indirectly continue to push our
wildlife into extinction.
We cannot help but appreciate the
advances science has made over the years in helping us to better understand how
nature affects us all directly and indirectly, from the food we eat, to the
cloth we wear, the water we drink, the places we go to and even our responses
to natural occurrences.
Most of those who are the first to suffer when nature
is threatened by climate change and pollution, are those who are residents in
the rural areas due to the fact that they are more connected to nature than
those in the urban areas and more so, their source of livelihood is basically
dependent on the natural ecosystem around them.
Just like the worth of an item may
sometimes be taken for granted until it goes missing, humans have done same to
nature and gradually, the response from nature itself is now threatening as
natural disasters all over the world have their roots in the challenges we face
due to the impacts of climate change.
The United Nations’ set aside the 5th
of June as a way of encouraging worldwide awareness and taking positive actions
on issues bordering on the environment and it’s good news that over the years,
it has been embraced by more than 100 countries. Aside the fact that people
generally contribute towards the environment positively on a daily basis, the
world environment day is a special day particularly set aside, where everyone
from all corners of the world will all, at different locations, do something
positive for the environment.
The awareness basically is for
people to know that it is our collective to keep protecting the environment,
hoping that with all our joint efforts will yield exponential impact on the
long run. Connecting people to nature is a
quest not just to reach out to nature but a bid to protect the coming
generation from harm.
“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, so my child may have
peace.” – Thomas Paine
This quote alone signifies
everything environment stakeholders have all been doing and in fact hoping that
the trouble even in our own days can be averted. It will involve everyone
taking a step further and going out to protect the earth we all live in. We
cannot deny the fact that we need to encourage people from other walks of life to
actively participate and become change agents towards environmental issues.
In order to make our environment
safer and cleaner, today being the World Environment Day, is a day we all need to step out and do the needful for
a more prosperous future for all mankind. Planting of a tree there, plant of a tree there and
‘Viola!’ a forest is born.
More than just connecting, we need
to stay connected.
Post was first published by Kehinde Disu on Sustyvibes.
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