Translation from Russian to English
How I love to go to the forest for mushrooms, walk in the park, sit on a bench and watch the peaceful birds that splash in the lake. But what do I see lately? All-natural places for resting are so polluted, that it’s almost impossible to find a clean lawn without papers and bottles. What are we doing? How did it happen that in a very short period of time we managed to destroy the world around us like that? And if we don’t come to our senses, our future generation won’t be aware of such simple pleasures as swimming in a clean river, relaxing on a clean sandy beach.
Humanity must act swiftly, otherwise we will destroy our nature. A separate subject «ecology» was added to the school curriculum. In his lessons, students learn a lot of interesting things about our world around us. They will learn many effective ways that can affect the state of a polluted environment. And each of us can consider it our duty — to go and clean a small piece of the park, plant tree seedlings, collect leaves and rubbish. There is nothing to be ashamed of. On the contrary, by such actions you set an example for others. You show that there are still people who are not indifferent to the fate of future generations. If you really love nature and know how to enjoy the beauty, you will never throw a piece of paper directly on the road, you will always carry the garbage to the right place. You will correct your friends, acquaintances and even ordinary passers-by who disturb the order and try to harm the environment with their actions. And if each of us thinks over our actions, makes the right choice and takes a course towards preserving the nature of our native land, then our future generations still have a chance to live happily and harmoniously with real, living nature.
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