Plant a tree, plant hope!

Almost all occasions commemorate the past, but do you know of any that is celebrated for the future? Yes, there is one such occasion that people celebrate around the world to ensure a wonderful and healthy future – the Arbor Day! Around spring, several countries celebrate this day by planting trees and take measures to conserve nature, ensuring a Green future. Arbor means a tree, and the day was originated in Nebraska on April 10, 1872 by J. Sterling Morton. It is rightly said, “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children” and hence this day is an effort to make people sow some seeds of gratitude for letting us borrow the Earth from our future generations. Especially, after witnessing the wrath of Mother Nature that we have called upon ourselves, it is not only our duty, but an obligation to conserve it and leave back something for the coming generations to live upon.

Many countries were inspired by the idea and chose a date best suited to plant trees according to their climatic conditions. Iran is one of them, and it celebrates its National Tree Planting Day today! So I wish all my Iranian friends a very Happy Tree Planting Day and would suggest that irrespective of the days, all of us must plant as many trees as possible and refrain from separating the Mother from her children.