Mother Earth



TOGETHER, THEY'RE STRONGER
TOGETHER, THEY'RE STRONGER

When i was little girl, I read a book "Mother Earth"..as i was forced to read a book by my father always, i had to grab any reading material around and had to stare at it.



The most book which annoyed me and never understandable on that age was this book. It was Amharic translation but it was a Russian novel. I got a chance to reread it again when i was in grade 8. The story made me cry. It was all about one woman, who lost her husband and children by war. She had no friend to share her sorrow and grief. She was just narrating how sad she was and her sweet memories to Mother Earth. Hope mother Earth listened to her stories.



When I look back to my childhood and youth hood, the land was covered with grass and tall trees. before i was sent to school, we lived in a very huge compound with many houses. Our house was by the right corner and it was really big. In front of our house there was a bush covered by Eucalyptus trees. We never ever dare to open the gate and walked outside even during the day time. Inside our compound, just in front of our house, we had big trees. My big brother the late Architect Solomon used to tie a rope on two trees which are close to each other and we used to swing. The boys used to play football on the ground which covered by grass. On the left side close to the water tap, there was also a small bush. To many houses on our left rented by a weaver for his workers to sleep and to produce hand woven cotton fabrics.



We moved to a new house when i was in class 2. That house had also many trees, with two big villas. In front of our house there was a football field, surrounded by tall trees. The field was grassy. i t was normal to see young boys with many sheep or cows to come and let the animals graze. on the football field, my Dad and other men used to play hockey for Christmas.



We moved to the other house when i was in grade 5. My families stay in the same house up to now. This house was a new house. When we turn to the side of our house there were two small plots covered with trees.



We had to way to go to school. If we went with our cousins, we choose the left. We cross another two football and gymnastic fields covered with grass, then we jump over little bridge, then again we walked in the middle of trees. Then the big trees where the eagles and falcons lived in a large amount. They used to drop on us when we walked through their places. We laughed and our laughter echoed in the middle of trees.



NOW, WHEN I COME BACK FROM WORK...I DON'T SEE ANY BIG TREE. NONE OF OUR CHILDHOOD MEMORIES ARE NOT THERE.TREES HAD BEEN CUT. ALL THE FOOTBALL FIELDS TURN OUT IN TO CONDOMINIUM SITES. ALL OUR FRIENDS HOUSES DEMOLISHED AND SOLD OUT TO SOME INVESTORS AND TALL BUILDINGS ARE PUT INSTEAD OF THE HOUSES. WE SEPARATE FROM OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. PEOPLE ARE SEPARATED WITHOUT THEIR WILLS.



Our area was known to be the coolest place in Addis. Now, it turns out to be a desert. We used to experience that kind of heat when we traveled 110 km away from Addis to the west. Now, my city is extremely warm.



if i move to a condominium site, i can't plant my fruit tree, my own rose, or can't have vegetable garden ...etc. Our people are used to plant their favorite trees, vegetables and flowers in their compounds. if the compound is small or big, everybody had his own green. We used to share some medicinal herbs. One house can have the other and the other...that one.



We keep pets. Cats, dogs, hen, sheep, cows were available in every area. When your house is demolished and you are given a small plot to build a small house or when you move to condo, where are you going your pets?



Let's say, I moved from my house to Condo. Where can i keep my dogs? How can i plant the 200 types of flowers in our garden? (We had more than that) we lost some of them and we'll lose all of them soon.



You can see any kind of factories among the houses. the rich man come and buy two or three big compounds and start his business. The smell can give the dwellers any kind of sickness.



The plastic bags, the plastic beverage containers covered our markets and cities. Those plastics are destroying animals. You can't destroy plastic materials easy.



Last April, I was very sick. i was almost died. The cook gave me tuna diluted with olive oil. As i was rushing to work, i refused to eat. She insisted i have to eat.



i took a spoon and swallow the first bite. SOMETHING TIED THE OPENING OF MY STOMACH. I TOOK THE SECOND, WHEN IT REACHED THERE SAME FEELING...AGAIN AND AGAIN. I WENT TO WORK, LUNCH HOUR ...SAME. I THOUGHT, "THE HOUSE GIRL POISONED ME." BUT, SHE HAD NO REASON UNLESS SHE WAS AN EVIL PERSON. AFTER THAT, I FEED MYSELF BOILED LINSEED WATER ONLY, FOR A MONTH. One day, when i left my house to visit a sick woman, I felt something slid out of my body. I wanted to put my hand in my under ware to see what was it. I was at the gate, and some Asian visitor was sitting on poach. When I let my place, I forgot everything. i saw the woman and sat there for an hour, but didn't tell anyone i was sick. I returned home, wanted to take my third bath for the day...so that i can sleep well. I found the thing which came out of my body. IT LOOKS LIKE A PLASTIC NEEDLE. IT HAS A SIZE OF TWO INCH, AND IT WAS FOLDED. I'M SURE ...THE FISH SWALLOWED IT. THE TUNA WAS PROCESSED, IT WAS IMPORTED. BECAUSE I WAS LATE FOR WORK I SWALLOWED IT. BY GOD'S MERCY IT CAME OUT OF MY BODY ...THROUGH A LONG JOURNEY.



I JAILED IT IN A ZIP LOCK FOR A TESTIMONY.



That night, i was terribly shocked. i feared the bed room. i moved from the bed to the wall. I wanted to scream, but am not a screamer. MY HEART BEATS LIKE CRAZY. In the morning, i showed it to my workmates.



we have to keep this plastic materials and recycle them and if we can we mold them into something different. We through plastic easily, they can kill us the other way round.



We destroy the trees, we are suffering from drought. We are building tall buildings after we cut all the tall trees, but if we die of drought or thirst, WHO'S GOING TO USE THE TALL BUILDINGS?



WE ARE PREACHING GREEN DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE ARE DESTROYING THE WHOLE ENVIRONMENT. ALL THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IN THEIR COUNTRIES. THE PEOPLE WITH POWER ARE VERY FEW, BUT THE ONE WHO SUFFERING THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THE 99.99999999% OF THE WORLD POPULATION.



I URGE EVERY HUMAN BEING WHO IS IN POWER TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE "MOTHER EARTH."



She has no mouth, no voice....but I, HER DAUGHTER CAN BE A VOICE TO HER.



PLEASE, STOP DESTROYING THE BUSHES, AND DON'T CUT THE TREES. BECAUSE YOU'RE DRIVING AWAY THE WILD LIVES, AND YOUR OWN NATION TO IMMIGRATE.



MAY BE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ANIMAL IMMIGRANTS. IF YOU PASS BY NAIROBI, VISIT "LANGATHA ANIMAL ORPHANAGE". WHEN SITUATIONS ARE BAD IN EVERY COUNTRY, EVEN THE ANIMALS USE TO IMMIGRATE. THE LAND BELONGS TO THEM AS WELL, DON'T FORGET THAT. LET'S WORK FOR THE GOOD OF OUR PLANET EARTH TOGETHER.



RIGHT NOW, ALMOST EVERY IS WORKING HARD TO DESTROY HIS ONLY "MOTHER EARTH"



LET ME LEAVE YOU WITH THIS.



WHEN WE WENT TO VISIT A LADY WHO LOST HER BROTHER, we couldn't find her house. but the friend who was driving for us knew the house well. We drove around three times, then we call the lady. The government put a five story building in her compound and that hid her house. She complained; " WHO TOLD THEM CIVILIZATION IS ONLY TO BUILD? THEY DESTROY MY TRADITIONAL HERBS AND FLOWER GARDEN. And they make you tired and confused to find my house...Loooool!"



WHEN WE BRING SOME CHANGE, WE HAVE TO SEE EVERYBODY'S INTEREST, NOT ONLY OURS.













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