Enjoy nature but protect it to save our future

The greenery of nature is always soothing to look at. You will be feeling no solitude in this egocentric society, if you love wandering through the woods. It’s fun

The greenery of nature is always soothing to look at. You will be feeling no solitude in this egocentric society, if you love wandering through the woods. It’s fun to hear grasshoppers that symbolise the sound of the forest. The silence or peace of the forest triggers many constructive and positive thoughts.

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You will be amazed to look how dung beetles carry huge weights and how the colours of birds camouflage them among the trees. It’s energising to see the leaves dancing when breeze caresses it. The silence also enables you to appreciate the tranquility of nature in the Himalayas. It revitalises you to take in the air from virgin forests.

“Green is the prime colour of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises” writes dramatist, poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age Pedro Caldreon de la Barca. It’s according to Professor TM Das of the University of Calcutta (which Michigan University agrees with ) a tree living for 50 years will generate $31,250 worth of oxygen; provide $ 62,000 worth of air pollution control, control soil erosion and increase soil fertility to a tune of $31,250. This figure doesn’t include the value of fruits, lumber or beauty derived from the trees.

These both stress on the importance of nature. Nature provides us all essential facilities and services to survive. Forests have been called the ‘lungs of the earth’ because growing trees take carbon dioxide out of the air and replace it with oxygen. However, nature is being degraded. It’s necessary to protect our life-sustaining nature in order for the human race to survive. Otherwise, nature has its own destructive ways of hitting back at us.

(Inner Voice comprises contribution from our readers. The views expressed are personal.)