Thy Earth Dies

It was Earth Day yesterday. As expected, it rained hard enough to flood some places in the Metro. I was even a victim of this rain because I was on my way home from my one and only summer class. Yes. Earth Day. April 22. The whole Filipino nation prepared for a sizzling April but the weather acted as if it was July or August.

I'll try to sound like an advocate this time. Even just for once. I just don't feel comfortable as long as these environmental issues are around. As a certified potato couch of Summer '09, I heard from TV and radio that this could be an effect of the climate change brought forth by the global warming. Who knows? There's a big possibility that it really has something to do with that. Prior to my decision of putting my opinion here on this site, I also tried to learn about the nature and how everything is related with one another. And I can say that this could be a glimpse of a bigger problem. A deluge, so to speak.

I even constantly see ads on television about protecting Mother Earth, saving Ilog Pasig, and the likes. It's good to know that environmental awareness is fast growing but it just doesn't seem enough to do what we have to do. There are billions of people in this world who are responsible of saving the Earth. We are living on the same Earth and no one is exempted from doing his/her responsibility.

Here in the Philippines, the government has a big a part on this. Many say that we have wonderful gifts from the nature. But no one seemed to care. We kept on doing what we want overlooking where we all started and where the future will bring us. The Pasig River is a good example. In the past, it was the root of many Filipino civilizations. Our ancestors greatly relied their everyday lives to the Pasig River. But now, nobody cares if the Pasig River exist or not. All they want is to have somewhere to throw their craps at. If the government will only mandate to avoid polluting the river and come up with new ways to dispose their wastes off, it could help big time. After all, laws are not implemented properly.

"The struggle to save the global environment is in one way
much more difficult than the struggle to vanquish Hitler,
for this time the war is with ourselves.
We are the enemy, just as we have only ourselves as allies."
~ Al Gore ~

But this problem can be accounted to everyone. What is happening right now is a tap on our shoulders. We have been so busy that we are forgetting the smallest yet the most important things of this world. It is everyone's battle now. It is our prime duty and responsibility to repay the kind of nurture our nature is giving us. So please, do your part before it's too late.