“Fertilizer Sure Helps!”

One of the Our Daily Bread devotional materials I’ve read last week shared about a Sunday school teacher who asked her pupils, “Who made these beautiful flowers grow?’ … while pointing to a flowering plant. And one of the boys quickly answered, “God did!”

But before the teacher could  express her affirmation, another boy shouted, “But fertilizer sure helps!”

What an insightful reality!  Isn’t it?  God created the world and ALL the growing things in it. BUT He also created MAN to nurture it … so that man may enjoy His creation to the fullest.  And God filled the earth not only with growing things but also with awesome nature which makes us see and appreciate the greatness of the Creator. For man, however, to fully enjoy the benefits of the Almighty’s creation, I’ve got to … you’ve got to … and we’ve got to be responsible beneficiaries/recipients of His wonderful gifts.

When you give someone a gift, a gift that is well thought of and carefully chosen, you would want the recipient to not only appreciate your gift but also use it and take good care of it.   Similarly, God gifted us with nature and He wants us to enjoy His creation to the fullest. But we’ve got to be responsible recipients, conscientious beneficiaries.  We’ve got to take good care of God’s creation!  We’ve got to actively do our part in protecting and preserving the environment!

My friend, what about sharing your practices and thoughts on protecting and preserving God’s creation?

-Myong 

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Why Plant Trees?

As you may very well know, trees can do amazing things for the environment. A single tree will quarantine a ton of carbon dioxide in its lifetime.

Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, is the main pollutant that is warming Mother Earth. Though living things emit carbon dioxide when they breathe, carbon dioxide is widely considered to be a pollutant when associated with cars, planes, power plants, and other human activities that involve the burning of fossil fuels such as gasoline and natural gas.

And trees, which are considered the lungs of the planet, breathe in this pollutant carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen.

Besides removing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen, trees can:

• reduce contaminants from the air
• be used to prevent erosion
• help cool our homes especially in summer
• act as a windbreak
• reduce noise pollution

Yes, trees can significantly improve our mental and physical health.

The great thing is that YOU and I can play an active role in protecting Mother Earth.  If our backyards no longer have enough spaces to plant trees, we can get involved in local tree planting activities.

What about that dear friend?

–myong

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Planting Birthday Trees

Today is Krysha’s 5th birthday.  She’s  our only grandchild…as of this time.  As a family tradition, a tree is planted during a family member’s birthday.  Last year Krysha planted a tambis tree (Syzygium Aqueum). The seedling of that tambis tree was given by Auntie Polding, my Mama Nene’s youngest sister.

This time Inshang, that’ s how we fondly call Krysha, planted an antipolo tree.  Jessie assisted Inshang plant her birthday tree along the westside boundary of AtsYaKayKoy Hill, our little paradise. She planted it between the antipolo trees planted by Mommy Jeselle and Tita Kikay.

 I searched about antipolo tree and I learned that it’s  scientific name is  Artocarpus blancoi.  It’s my  first time to know also  that antipolo’s seeds could be cooked.  For more information about antipolo tree, visit http://philippinenativeforesttrees.blogspot.com/2010/05/antipolo-tree-and-not-capital-of-rizal.html.

Planting a tree during a family member’s birthday is our family’s simple way of helping preserve the environment and Mother Earth.  Trees serve as lungs of the planet because they breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen.

Dear friend, let’s join hands in helping preserve Mother Earth by planting trees.

Myong

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