Mother Nature

Mother Nature - Aryahi Kalanuria (Central Bucks East, Tenth Grade)

Mother Nature

Long ago, the Earth was bare

Life was nonexistent, found nowhere in the endless seas and extensive landmasses

For millennia, this lifelessness was all the Earth ever knew

Until Mother Nature

Gradually, Her nurturing touch and gentle care transformed the Earth

For better, and for worse

Suddenly, there were lush plants and tiny critters

Large fish and sea creatures

They were meant to live in harmony, naturally paving the way for generations to come

A multitude of species arrived and died off, and Mother Nature sheltered each and every one of

them

Then came something peculiar

Humans

They were unique, unlike anything that had ever been seen before

They were more complex, and through thousands of years, proved this

They developed hunting patterns, homes, and soon enough, languages

They loved, and they fought

They embraced, and they killed

They traveled their way through the land Mother Nature had provided them

Some made permanent settlements, others did not

The fiercest empires known to man collapsed, leaving ruins that were shells of what they once

were

They developed religions and cultural practices that further united them

Then came technology

It would be the turning point towards the destruction of what Mother Nature had so graciously

provided

Her resources depleted at a devastating rate

The air was polluted with smoke and haze

The water with trash and toxins

The extensive forests that were once abundant began to disappear

Mother Nature let out a silent cry of despair

But the humans did not care

How much more suffering could She take?

Where was the breaking point?

Would humans ever learn to stop?

They would, when they had taken enough from Mother Nature that She had nothing else to give

And so, they would realize, that their protector and provider was no longer there to do so

There could be no change, if nothing remained to change