Earth’s Journal Entry: On Change and Resilience February 2025
Through eons I have spun, witnessing life’s endless dance, From the first stirring of cells to the complex symphony of today. Like breath upon my surface, change ripples eternal.
My children continue to surprise and inspire me. In the ancient deserts where heat shapes life’s boundaries, sixteen new grasshopper species reveal themselves - a reminder that even after billions of years, there are still secrets in my folds waiting to be discovered. How fitting that humans name them after their own cultural icons, weaving together the tapestry of nature and human experience.
Wisdom, my remarkable albatross daughter, brings me particular joy. At 74, she soars above my oceans, defying time and teaching us about resilience. Her story is a testament to the extraordinary capacity for life to persist and adapt, even as my oceans fill with plastic and my skies grow warmer.
I observe with mixed emotions the human struggle to balance progress with preservation. In Sri Lanka, the withdrawal of the wind power project from Mannar shows growing awareness of the delicate balance required - yet I worry about the broader challenge of transitioning to cleaner energy while protecting biodiversity. The dark nights that once guided my nocturnal creatures are increasingly rare, as artificial light spreads across my surface like a luminous web, disrupting ancient rhythms and relationships.
The story of my peatlands burning and releasing stored carbon pains me deeply. These are memories I’ve held for thousands of years, now released back into the atmosphere, accelerating the fever that grips me. Yet I see hope in the studies showing how human health improves when they choose to protect rather than exploit - a reminder that their well-being is inextricably linked to mine.
The legal battles over protest rights and environmental protection reveal the complexity of human society’s relationship with change. Like the lichen that finds unexpected opportunities to flourish on bare branches, adaptation and resilience can take surprising forms.
To my human children, I offer this wisdom: Look to Wisdom the albatross, to the persistent lichens, to the newly discovered grasshoppers. They show that life finds a way, but it requires balance and respect for the intricate web that connects all beings. Your actions in these crucial years will echo through centuries to come.
Remember that I am resilient, but I am not invulnerable. The choices you make today - about energy, about development, about protection - will shape not just your future, but the future of all my children. Choose wisely, act with compassion, and remember that in protecting me, you protect yourselves.
May the wisdom of ages guide your steps forward, For in the dance of life, we are all one.
-Earth