Anytime I’m at the crossroads of life, I pray that I, or anyone else in the same position, will keep you in mind, and try to shape a world that’s the best possible for you.

We, in our time, still have the chance to change course. We have the knowledge and emergent means, even the profitable technologies, to do so.

Thank you — Thank you — without you, I would not hear butterflies singing, without you, I would not understand black bear humor, or the creativity of jays planning their breakfast, without you, I would not feel flora whispers of long-lived wisdom on the back of my neck while sitting in Padmasana.

One day ten or twenty years from now, when you look back from the future, you will be able to clearly see the entire path.

In order for you two be happy and healthy, we all need to work hard to prevent climate change.

If we could talk, I would not be able to bear your gaze as you ask: How could you, the people in a position to change the course of climate change, fail to act?

I want you to see those corn fields in the north, the beautiful beaches down in Florida, and the stars in the woods at night.

I will stand on the streets, in the courts, and in the schools to encourage awareness and empathy for the earth.

I will not stop fighting for a more sustainable future, your future.