Is the Earth Healing: Are we the virus?

Dear Sir/Ma,

Today is earth day, more than before, the present situation we found ourselves has shown us that we need the Earth more than the Earth needs us. Can we say humans are the virus?. In the past few months, different part of the world has witness tremendous recovery from nature. From the Himalaya, to the Welsh town of Llandudno, to the waters flowing in Venice nature is gradually taking its place while we are indoor. 

The distance between the Indian state of Punjab and the Himalayan Mountain Range is about 200 Kilometers. And now for the first time in almost 30 years, resident in the north western state of India can actually see the world’s tallest mountain range.  One of the reasons for this is the decreasing air pollution levels in the country because of corona virus lockdowns imposed. Also, goats are now running freely in the Welsh town of Llandudno, rivers and streams are cleaner and better in most industrialized part of the world.

Planet Earth is recovering, air pollution is slowing down, and water pollution is clearing up, natural wildlife returning home. Clearly, we can see that we humans are the major cause of earth’s problem. Nature had to reset the button; it is time for us to rethink our ways.

Happy Earth Day.