It is today on March 6th, 2017 that you have made the decision to make a difference in this world.

I am working every second of my life, with every ounce of my being, to ensure that I am leaving you and your brother a planet that is safe and secure.

We need to work to save our beautiful home.

May my tomorrow include more attention to these details so that you know that I do care.

Let us teach our children to volunteer and donate.

Maya, my love, I promise to be courageous. I promise that when I face a decision, I will think of how it will impact you and your future. I promise that I’ll also step outside my individual decisions and add my weight to the forces that shift culture and systems.

I can feel the change happening — many people are working to transform the world.

Que vocês possam contar para seus filhos e netos que minha geração tomou consciência de sua responsabilidade e assumiu sua condição de natureza e a ela se reintegrou, com inteligência, interação respeitosa e solidariedade.

I hope this year is a real turning point and by the time you’re a teenager, your life is powered almost entirely by clean energy like solar and wind.

I will fight for this cause and I will never ever give up because we, the youngsters, are the hope.

And I know life more fully because of you whom I live on through.