A Reason to Smile

Two days left and will be bidding 2020 goodbye. A year when the world experienced a total change. From a wildfire, to a vulcanic eruption, to the death of a legend, and finally, a worldwide pandemic. All these events had a great impact in everyone's lives.

2020 had given us the scare and a scar that will always remain in us. However, despite these events that happened, there is one good thing that it gave us, something that we never expect to to happen : the healing of Mother Earth.

Because of the lockdown that every country had imposed, Mother Earth had eventually healed from all manmade destruction. The air that we breathe in was cleansed because factories had stopped and less smoke from cars, the forest had recovered because illegal logging had stopped, rivers and oceans are slowly recovering from all the pollutants because no one is going anywhere causing pollutions.

Despite the inhuman activities by humans, some of us are still doing our best to give back to the planet. To make use of the free time in their hands, people are turning to gardening and doing small-scale agricultural activities. People are also growing vegetables at home, in their balconies, and backyards, for their consumption. Homegrown produce is said to be more nutritious than the ones at the stores. While this may seem a little small, every plant contributes a small amount to a greater purpose – the breath of life.

The COVID-19 lockdown has claimed many lives globally, but has also made us watch the planet heal from behind our windows. While the lockdown does lower the toxicity levels in the environment, the question is – can we sustain these practices?

As they said, practice makes perfect, let us continue the good deeds that we have done this year. Let us continue helping Mother Earth restore its original glory, although it may take quite some time, every small steps that we do is a great help.

As we are approaching a new year, let's be a better human being, to other human beings and to our Mother Earth. Let's become Mother Earth's guardian for a better tomorrow for our children, and for our children's children, and for the future generations more.