A mural in Bopal, India, for World Environment Day

“We have been a part of this Earth for eons and eons.
Bear in mind though that we have not inherited this Earth from our ancestors but borrowed it from our descendants to whom we are deeply indebted.
High mountains, fields and plains of this Earth, its rivers through which flows the elixir of life, all sing the song of life.
The cooling shade of its trees, which also bear flowers and fruits and shower them on us, have nurtured us.
Who knows how long have these trees lived on Earth? Who knows how many generations of people have been raised on this Earth?
For eons and eons, people have received a constant stream of pure love from Earth.
Let’s not forget that we will need to return the Earth to those from whom we have borrowed it.
We must remember that this not a gift from our forefathers, nor is it a luxury to be revelled in.”