Earth, Terra, The Blue Planet , Gaia, or whatever else you call it, it is the planet we all live on. We still are some light years away from going to moon or Mars for our habitat. Until then we have to live on Earth, then why not take good care of it?

I’m am not Greta Thunberg of Sweden nor any other climate activist, but a responsible citizen of well the Earth. I’m writing today to spread the word and bring attention to the upcoming Earth Day. April 22 of every year is celebrated as Earth day and this year is extra special as it’s the 50th anniversary of the Earth Day. As you may have guessed, Climate Action is this years theme.

Thinking of climate and the current pandemic situation due to Coronavirus, I have some thoughts to share. Coronavirus is a boon in disguise for our climatic condition. The whole world or you can say, everything on the Earth has slowed down – there is less traffic on the roads and even the air and potentially less pollution. Most of the world is under lockdown and people have more time to think about other things.

I have an idea – this week let’s think about our planet and consciously and collectively take some actions to protect home of our mankind.

Here are some thoughts to think and act on.

• Trees are like our house mates, they just live around our house instead of staying inside. Let’s grow our extended (tree) family by planting more trees. They are like our elders and will help us correct our behavior towards the climate.
• Make less use of paper, go digital. I have gone digital since a while .
• Recycle as much as you can.
• Conserve the natural resources, use water carefully.
• Team with technology and learn more about how we can take action. Visit https://www.earthday.org to learn more.

It is a chance for us to consciously think and take some action together big or small . It’s the Earth that we all have in common!