February | 2013 | Samsara Baniya

This post is originally published in http://www.kidsblogclub.com under the title “Samsara meets The Lorax and helps save the planet.”

KidsBlogClub is a wonderful website. I call it kids blog’s encyclopedia.There is wealth of information on how to start, what to write , how to stay safe online and many other topics like how to handle bullies et cetera. Here is my blog published under brilliant blog category at KBC. Happy Reading!

“Do you like to live in Thneedville where there is not even a single tree?

I guess not, but Audrey, Ted and O’Hare lived in this walled town.

The town, as I said, has not a single tree. I mean they have trees but not a real or natural one. They all are artificial and made out of plastics.

You might be wondering how they get fresh air. Well.. all they have to do is buy a bottle of fresh air, open it up…hmmmm… Breathe in. That’s how they get fresh air.

O’Hare owns this business. He is making money from such businesses and do not let people go out of the town. He monitors people’s movement through video cameras. Ted risks his life and gets out of the town to bring real trees. He is doing all this to win the heart of Audrey, who is desperate to see — a real, natural, live tree!

On the other hand the Once-ler who helped to chop down all trees soon finds out that he made a great mistake. He did not listen to The Lorax who told him not to cut down the trees. The Lorax is the guy who speaks for trees and all other creatures. But now the Once-ler is old and learned the lesson already. He lost his business as he did not like to do things that hurt the environment. He is opposite of O’Hare who does anything for his profit.

The Oncler gives the last trafulla seed to Ted. He plants it at the middle of Thneedville . Everybody loves the tree. Ted wins not only Audrey but everybody’s heart. O’Hare later realizes he was wrong. This is the short story of The Lorax.

The movie gives a message that we should not cut down the trees. We all should think like The Lorax and save trees. If there is no tree, it harms the nature. It can bring bigger environmental problems. Floods, draughts, hurricanes, etc. I always insist my parents find a house away and at a higher level from the sea if we need to move into a new apartment. I am scared to live by oceans as the water level might rise because of global warming. Dad and mom say it will not happen in our lifetime.

The other day when I went to the beach, I noticed the water level of the Pacific Ocean is only about my height below the ground where the houses sit. As there is a lot of things going on like melting of icebergs in the North Pole, I suppose it will not take long to rise the water level up. We live a little bit away and at a higher level from the sea. Thanks to my dad listening to me but I worry about the others who live nearby.

I suppose we all should think and act like The Lorax. We should work towards saving trees, reducing green house gases and protecting the natural environment.

The other day I asked my parent what can we do as a child to save the environment. “We can start from recycling things. Reduce, reuse, recycle…,” Mom said. That is what we are doing these days. I even took part in the Recreate art competition organized by the museum of children’s art . This competition was required to use hundred percent recycled materials. I even won the “outstanding achievement in arts” award.

Now I think myself as a Lorax but without a big mustache and dense eyebrows. How about you?”