Earth is like a home to me. Just as my house has many rooms, in which I can eat, I can play, I can learn, I can sleep and I can pray, so the Earth has several storehouses. They can offer me comfort and all the basic needs, as long as I take care of them and I try to put back into them everything I need to take, at some point, in order to grow up and feel good.
Therefore, the most important thing in order to live well on Earth is to keep it clean, just as we clean our own room. I started by collecting the rubbish, sorting it and throwing it in the right place. In this way, a lot of my waste will be recycled, and it will result in new resources.
The second thing is not to forget to fill the storerooms with what we have used. For example, we are constant consumers of fresh air. We can obtain that fresh air by planting trees. I have already done that, helped by my classmates and my teacher, so it is never impossible, even when you are just a kid.
Last but not least, to consume every resource with care, and so make no waste. Do not leave the water running when you are not using it effectively, do not leave the lights on when you are not in the room or when it is sunny enough, do not leave unfinished sheets in your notebooks before you start new ones, do not use napkins or toilet paper excessively, do not pack goods that do not require packaging, do not leave the TV or the computer turned on while you are not watching or working at them – these are all simple things that could be applied by a child like me just by wishing it.
If each of us thought of our planet as our own house, as our own resources, the Earth would certainly be cleaner, more lively and more sustainable.
Glință Sara Maria
"Dinu Lipatti" Arts High School, Pitești
