(Photo courtesy of Beth Reina, CA, photo op..sunrise (cape cod) Provincetown,Ma.)
Last Friday April the 20th I reminded all my 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students about EARTH DAY this Sunday and one of my 6th grade student blurted out "Is it not everyday that we should celebrate Earth day? I saw a poster in your classroom." Wing Man Lee (a 6th grader) was absolutely right. In our own little way, as often as we can, as much as we do and as immediate as we would,let us consider and try to live for a sustainable, healthy, environmentally rich life. ABC's ( channel 7 NYC) PlanetEarth2007 a one hour episode program last Friday listed seven ways, that are humanly possible to keep our planet livable and for our children's children to enjoy. Lose the plastic, use environmental bulbs, close the tap, unplug, lower thermostats,minimize our carbon emission/footprint,choose environmental products. But the list must not end in seven, the list can go on infinitely and the possibilities are endless. The thing that struck me the most in this ABC special; was a bird in the Amazon rainforest that can imitate the sounds of nature, like the chirping of another bird or the wails of a prancing amazon monkey. Then a new set of footage were shown, it is the same amazon bird but this time it is imitating the sound of a car alarm and an electric saw that is cutting down its home. This is an image that was truly devastating. What have we done? and...what can we do? Whatever it is my friend, let's do it beginning now. For we all still want to see the sun set and majestically rise.
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