Chirps of a Forest Bird

Dear 15-year-old Vanya,    This is 14-year-old Vanya. What are you doing right now? I hope you're doing great. Have you finished your 10th board exams? I hope you did well.  And I want to ask you a very important question,  do you still Blogs?  If yes, have you changed the name of it? You might have done it many times as I (you) don't follow up on many things. But I warn you do not to delete your blog incase you stopped updating this blog. At least it will remain as a memory. See, This is the screenshot of my(your) blog.   I Already, I changed the name and theme 2 times. Please keep up with this name forever. This is the name which I created with lots of love!     Do you still read too many books? I know, I know you cannot survive without books. Then, which book you're reading right now? Any re-readings? What are your favorite books? Do you still like fantasy and sci-fi adventures? Have you read 'Braiding Sweetgrass'? Do you still have that b...

This year 2021, I went to a famous riverbank in our area. The whole place looked like it has been a trash bin. The two sides of the road were filled with trash. I asked one of my friends about this and she said it was all because of careless tourists and some people who arrange parties on that riverbank.  Why are people's mindset is like this? Many of us want to change, but no one wants to change. Our elders are acting blind about our future, our earth's future. You may say that changing a bit cannot make a huge difference. But we have examples on behalf of us. You may say our economy will collapse. But, for you, Is over consumerism is a more great deal than our future? Earth doesn't need humans. If humans go extinct, the earth won't lose anything. But what if earth became non-liveable for humans in the future? Where we should go? To Mars?   Our generation is not asking anything bigger than clean and breathable air, drinkable water, and greener earth to live on! The Wes...