Each and every day is and should be Earth day. We have but one planet. She is unique as are the lifeforms that exist within her. It is a great shame that as a species we are so careless, thoughtless and destructive to a finite and endangered resource.

Greed and politics further erode that respect and put not just the Earth but everything living on it. Shame on us and if the Earth destroyed us today, I would shed no tears – as we would deserve every bit of it.

So when she lashes out with floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, and sink-holes; instead of listening to her and correcting our bad behavior, we deny we have done anything or that there is anything wrong. SHAME.

It is a real shame that something that has been here eons before we existed is dying because of something it gave birth to and has nurtured for millennia. She is within her right to wipe us out and start anew; and unless we wake up and realize our mistakes and take corrective steps – nature always finds a way but we will not survive, there is poetic justice in that.

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. Worldwide, various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day events in more than 193 countries are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network.