I'm gonna be happy One day a flower will open for me, The way will always be open to me. It's always a fun day I will be happy, believe me. Spring will surely come for me, Trees bloom early in the morning. You can also have lunch at a glance at the flowers I will be happy, believe me. A rose will soon grow for me Honey is really the happiest Summer is a big work for me I will be happy, believe me. Ilhomova Mohichehra, 7th grade student of Zarafshan city, Navoi region, school No. 9.
The Unknown I told you not to be demure. Not to trust the elderly sage with the long beard. That knowledge is won by astute observation. By deliberate observation. By prayer and meditation. Do not trust what is easy. Easy always loses. Persevere and let life guide you. You have suffered. Give up trying my child. Let the winds of change be your metamorphosis. This is not a dream. This is the intolerable life of the unknown. Give yourself over to it. Let the fantasy and delusion melt into thin air. Walk the irretrievable journey into oblivion and sunshine. Let the gifts of life reveal itself to you. Bend a knee and welcome salvation.
Add Subtract Nothing is ever subtracted Since the world we know is complete What’s taken away is added somewhere else Its quirky cluster of molecules shaken and re-assembled into dog hair and mushrooms or fact and flatulence So let your subtraction embrace addition And enjoy the guises hung In the deep closets of reality.
Time Of Sunrise Marking the passage from night to day, A promise of hope, a new pathway. The world awakens to the sun’s embrace, Bathed in the light of its warming grace. Birds herald the morning with their song, As nature stirs and stretches along. The air is fresh, the earth reborn, In the quiet magic of the sunrise morn. Horizons blush under the sun’s first kiss, A moment of peace, pure and bliss. Don Bormon is a student of grade nine in Harimohan Government High School, Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh.
THE ARAL SEA’S TRAGIC FATE
Hello, my name is Muslima, and I am from the beautiful and unique Uzbekistan. For those who have not heard about Uzbekistan, I will tell you briefly:
The Republic of Uzbekistan gained independence as a result of the collapse of the USSR in 1991, but despite this, Uzbekistan is a wonderful country with its ancient history, traditions, and world-famous scientists, but my story today is not about that. Today I want to tell you about the sad fate of the sea, which is located in my country.
Once upon a time, there was a sea whose water was blue, transparent, wavy, and rich in fish. It was a source of life for many plants and animals. But as a result of the irresponsibility and carelessness of people, the water in it dried up, and only a third remained. The name of this unfortunate sea is the Aral Sea.
In the last century, the Soviet state, intending to turn my country into a large cotton plantation, inefficiently used natural resources, including water. As a result, the volume of water entering the Aral Sea decreased, and since the 1960s, it has begun to dry up. As a result of this ecological tragedy, many fish, animal, and plant worlds were destroyed. The salt that appeared on the site of the dried-up sea is carried away by the wind, causing damage to the environment and the atmosphere. In recent years, respiratory diseases have increased among the population (I think this is the reason for my allergic rhinitis). These salts melt even the snow on the peaks of the Pamirs and Tien Shan and destroy the country’s climate.
Today, the preservation of the Aral Sea has risen to the level of state policy. Attracting the attention of many international organizations, several foundations have been created, but no matter how difficult it may be, we must admit the truth: it is impossible to return the Aral Sea to its former state. Nevertheless, our state and international organizations are doing a number of things to reduce the damage from this environmental disaster. To be more specific, saxauls are planted in the dry part of the sea. I will explain why it is the Saxauls.
Firstly, saxaul is resistant to drought (I think everyone understood that). Saxaul (English Haloxylon) is a plant that, if it grows large, will retain 90% of the sand and will multiply by itself. In addition, it softens the ecosystem and provides food to many animals. In other words, there is no analogue of this type of saxaulization in the world. In addition to the saxaul, other drought-resistant trees are planted. This is the beginning of the second life of the Aral Sea, but this time not as a “sea,” but as a “forest.”
What I want to say to my peers who read my story is: Always be ready to answer for the result of each decision made and draw the right conclusions from the mistakes made in history.
PS: If we protect nature, nature will protect us.
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