Earth Day

It's World Earth Day 2008

Hmmm...what do we do on World Earth Day? Basically, it's just the same as any other day, isn't it? The world doesn't grind to a stop on World Earth Day, life still goes on...and on...and on... :)

OK, what about Earth Day then? Discovery and Nat Geo has been talking bout April 22nd for the past few weeks. And HBO's airing Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' tonight! Gonna watch it, the reviews were pretty encouraging.

So, Earth Day. A quick check at wikipedia.org tells us that it was founded by a certain US Senator Gaylord Nelson (unique name, don't you think?) way back in September 1969. Gee...isn't that when the Americans first went to the Moon? Anyway, it was decided that Earth Day shall be held annually at April 22nd henceford.

What's the purpose of this Earth Day?

It is actually the day when we, Earthlings, stop and ponder about the state of our dear old planet Earth. The pollutions and destruction we caused in the name of development. The implications of Earth's severe condition and it's implications to our future. And of course, what can we do to save our dear planet Earth.

Well, ironically, are we only supposed to think of these issues on Earth Day alone? Does this mean that for the other 364 days that we have in a year, we can forget about Earth's deteriorating condition and carry on polluting and developing without giving a damn about the effects our actions might cause? Hmmm...that's not very eco-friendly of us, isn't it?

Therefore, we should always be aware of the perils that planet Earth is constantly facing, and not only being concerned for the sake of April 22nd being Earth Day. It is our responsibility and our obligations as dwellers in this beautiful planet to protect it from being destroyed by our very own hands. April 22nd is only to commemorate Earth Day as a day where we give an EXTRA thought to the well-being of planet Earth.

Protect Earth, my fellow Earthlings! For it is the only planet that's able to support life in this solar system. Yes, there may be traces of water in Mars that may be a potential dwelling for humans, but until further evidence is uncovered, there's just Earth. So let's not condemn ourselves to doom by ignoring the plights of Earth. Let us fix this mess we created and create a better future.

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children." ~Native American Proverb

We owe it to the future generations.