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               Sometimes I find myself musing about ideas implied in films like 2012 and laugh silently as I often concluded such thoughts were totally silly. I was quite oriented with the belief that it’s simply impossible but as I wandered through deeper understanding about what’s REALLY happening nowadays, I stumbled upon concrete proofs that Earth is drastically facing its own destruction. Studies and computations summed up in Mayan calendar couldn’t convince me still, yet supporting scientific facts and even personal experiences slowly give me goosebumps as it was obviously concluded that human race is highly responsible for it.

                Earth is slowly nailed to its said end as we, humans, are in a hurry to survive to the point that we forgot that real survival lies behind taking care of our only home. All would eventually fall to nothing if the ground to which everything stands collapsed.

                God packed us ample of reasons to wrap delight and fun out of doing our roles as caretakers of Earth. These pleasures are from greeting the early morning sun as its rays gives off specks of rainbows that make a flying flock of birds along a distant horizon technicolored to the complexity of twilight emerged from shadows cast by the moon between chunks of leaves. Even cicadas’ sound at night and dawn’s breath of fresh air hit the benefits of meeting Mother Earth. Yet, the majority of us no more linger on this lighter side of the scene. Instead, they chose to optimized possibilities to the cover up offshoots for their own expense. Soon, the paradise that was meant for us will turn to pandemonium as evil was given miles after miles to rule thousands of minds.

                Various signs of the alleged doom are evident even in newspapers as recent calamities and disasters are taking the front pages. Earthquakes, hurricanes, blizzards, wildfires, tsunamis and even landslides and floods here in the Philippines are only few to top the list. Though most of it were brought by nature itself, it can’t be denied that it was triggered by abused done by humans.

                I, for once, believe that almost everything has an end. Earth, in its glories and parodies is no exception. Humans have to develop ways to optimize the use of anything for better living while possible offshoots of it on the environment are inevitable. It’s just hard to accept that the countdown has been set faster that even the most pessimistic scientist ten years ago couldn’t predict what’s happening now. Humans aren’t limited to do what it wanted provided that any action made must be based on pondered practices or beliefs that we are liable to whatever will happen and that we can’t blame anyone but ourselves if disasters would rise higher than before.

                Constant reminders indeed are needed for us to practice steps that could help. I’m glad that I was able to attend to our class when our teacher showed us a film about Earth and its phases from perfection to degradation. I needed the insights that I had taken from the film to remind myself that I play a vital role in taking good care of Earth and that I’m not just a passerby who appears and disappear without any parts taken on the scene. I want to help, not just to free myself from the burden of human race but also to take what God has commanded upon each and every one of us - to be good care takers of Earth. Doing so would give inward joy that could be an excellent way to make the utmost worship for the Creator.

                Though the end will eventually come at a time in the future, lending my willingness to do my part is a big leap to prolong Earth’s lifespan.