Environment for all

As we grow older, we change. Just like our environment, it also changes. As time passes by our environment slowly degrades, we can see this before the pandemic. Before the pandemic people are littering, burning plastics, not following the proper waste segregation, and many more. As we went on lockdown, we have to stay in our homes, which resulted in the healing of our earth. Due to the lockdown we experiences some news that our earth is slowly going back to its original form, and being clean and green again. As we see small changes, we must continue this to see big changes. As a citizen, we must do everything that we can to make it good again.

             There are many steps in protecting our environment, I narrowed it down to two simple ones but I consider this very helpful. First, we must know ourselves, ask yourself “Am I making the earth better or I make it worse?” As we get to know ourselves, we slowly learn the things that are contribute on protecting our environment, and the ones that harm our environment. Second and final step is to be a responsible citizen of our country. By being responsible, we can make a change, start by doing what is right. You can do simple things like being eco-friendly, clean your surroundings, learn the proper waste management and segregation, conserving water, don’t burn plastics, the proper use of the 4R’s, don’t smoke, use a bike rather than using public transport, don’t use single use plastics. You can also be a responsible citizen by following the laws given by our government to protect our environment, joining some activities that can help our environment such as barangay cleaning, beach cleaning, and many more. Being a mindful citizen to its country can really help our environment be cleaner and greener.

            To sum up everything that has been stated, our earth is a precious gem that must be cleaned, healed, and respected. As a student, we must enlighten ourselves and to our community on how to protect our environment. As we do this we can protect the lives of the next generations, and more generations to come. Let us do our part as a student and as a citizen of our country. Little by little, we can change everything and we can make our earth clean and green again.