A Plea, are you listening?

What better way to kick start my blog than this!!
One fine day, my friend Krishna Chaitanya and me were discussing about environmental issues and wastage of paper. That day i wanted to write something to spread a message to all and call myself a responsible citizen of Planet Earth. The result is the below write-up. I urge,plead,demand,beg all of you to try and follow the suggestion given at the end :) .Read on...

Hi, to all the esteemed members of the human race. I am your fellow being on our only home, the Earth. I come before you today to put forth my heart wrenching plea. I hope with all my heart that you can empathise with me and co-operate as you are considered to be the epitome of wisdom.

Nature, in which we are all a part, has always taken care of itself. Atleast that is all we believed for ages now. But I am afraid that it will soon turn out to be a false. The temperatures on our dearest Earth are increasing manifold day after day. Climate is changing drastically for bad. You humans are suffering from unknown diseases and infections which are never known to you before. When a flood hits, you give charities. But did you forget your ancestor’s golden words ‘Prevention is better than cure’?

I am always friendly to you. I offer all my by-products whole heartedly to you. I become a chair if you want to sit. I get moulded in the hands of an artist. I give you shelter in your tough times. I cure many of your diseases. Even though you hit me with a rock, I still offer you my children. I inhale all the harmful gases that you produce and give you back pure and fresh air. I heard many humans preaching that give back only good even to your enemy. But what are you doing to me? I offer so much to protect your life line. But you take away the life breath out of me. You kill me mercilessly and use all parts of my body for your material contentment.

Every cell in my body craves to protest against you. But I just can’t. I’m designed in that way. But you can’t take advantage of my weakness forever. Mother Nature will stand for my suffering. It is high time that you humans realised that you have disrupted nature’s age-old processes. And I warn you that every single being on Earth has to face her wrath. Who gave you the right to make us suffer for no fault of ours? Who gave you the right to kill us? Who gave you the right to make our family and friends mourn for our loss? I request all the humans to show mercy on me. Save me. Help our species grow in abundance. Spare me the honour of a natural death. By this, save yourselves, God’s unmatched creation of all species, the humans from extinction. I see many people trying to save our home. I get to learn that they are called environmentalists. I plead each and everyone of you to join them and do your best not to reap disgrace and not to show ill-respect towards the most beautiful of God’s creations.

I wish you would listen to me, for you are my best friend. Adieu.

Sorry, I forgot to tell you my name. I am THE TREE.

My attempt at writing a story(or call it whatever you want to) to spread the message ‘Save trees, Save mankind’. If you like it, Please pass it on. If you don’t like it, still okay. Either way, please do your bit to save trees.

A tip: I observe lot of people use scribble pads just for once and top of it, waste lot of space in the book. I would suggest, first write everything in pencil and for the second time, use a pen/sketch pen over it. In this way, we are saving a book. And if few thousands of us do the same, a tree is saved. As simple as that. Also recycling cost is reduced. I have been following this from my engineering. Sometimes it is worth to be called a miser :)

Aparnavalli Vyamajala

Dedicated to all those who use paper (which includes books, tissue papers etc.) thoughtfully!