Nguyễn Thị Huyền Minh

My picture is called: \"Taking Care of Earth!\". I sketched two children taking care of a large tree with animals playing and singing together in harmony. If you look carefully at the fruits of the tree, you might see that each fruit has a message on how to protect the environment. For example, one fruit has a picture of a person throwing litter in a bin, another has a picture of a solar panel, a tool that people use to make renewable energy from sunlight.

I drew this picture, hoping that people in the future would take care of the Earth to be a green, peaceful, and beautiful planet. I know that people can protect the environment in easy ways, but they\'re just too lazy to do it. People say with their mouths: \"I will try to save electricity in my home\", or \"We will throw every piece of trash we see in the bin\". But do they do what they say? Or are they just telling lies to themselves? You shouldn\'t just say that you\'ll try your best to protect the environment. You should do it. You can do it in the simplest ways, like picking up a piece of trash every day, riding a bike instead of a vehicle that runs on gasoline (it also keeps you fit!), or turning off the lights when you leave a room.

I believe that if everyone tries their best to live green, the world would be a better place. I want to thank the people who organized the contest for giving me a chance to show my art skills and my dream of a cleaner planet.

Minh