Fireflies, Dragonflies, and Butterflies

Today is considered a special day for our beloved planet

-=editorial=-

In case you haven't notice it yet...

WE ARE DESTROYING IT!!!

I really dont know whats with those people that could bare the sight of floating trash in the rivers or the dreaded looking smog in the air. And yet do

NOTHING!

about it.

In the editorial, it mention that not long ago, the people of Metropolis could enjoy the sight of seeing those beautiful firelies in the darkness of the night... now it seems that they are among the extinct species because hardly anyone have ever seen one in the pass few years (as if anyone care).

I also notice, in our own province, it have been that long that last time i ever seen a butterfly and the dragonflies, they were once very abundant in our subdivision. I could even play, trying to catch as many as i can, place them in a jar or something...and pretend that they are little princess cursed by a witch and could only broken a spell by a kiss from a handsome prince. (Well, I'm no prince nor i could claim I'm handsome) Anyway, my point is, nowadays, You could only seem them in those butterlies farms in Quezon City and i think they also have those in Batangas, Tagaytay and some areas in northern Bulacan. What happened to those beautiful creatures... Is it true that years from now, our children would only think of our stories playing in the cool waters of the rivers, or climbing the trees and catching butterflies are among our fairytales when ever we wanted them to sleep (cause the Testorones are acting wild). Do we really need to pay some farm for us to once more have a look what does "Salagubang"(Beetle) or "Salaginto" (Tiger Beetle) really looks like. Do we really have to travel all the way to Bicol or Batanes Island so that once again we could breath the fresh air the the trees in the mountains offer?

Unless we really start waking up, and our Leaders start inforcing real laws in protecting what little we have... I guess the composers of "Asin" would have a sequel to their song "Wala ka bang napapansin" and carry the title "Kapansinpansin".