Reflection: Eco Club

This is my best CAS journey in every possible way. After this activity I am sure that someday I will become an environmentalist and plant so many trees. In retrospect I realize how much I have connected to the nature through these small activities everyday and how nature has become a part of me. Every time I have a battle to fight, I sit and just look at the peace mother nature carries, its elegance and serenity and I get all the strength and energy to keep fighting. Initially, it felt like a burden to handle 30 people and make them committed to this activity but with time I guess I understood that this is a feeling that has to come from within, its a strong desire and love for nature which will keep you motivated, I can't force it on someone. I became a committed person and faced every challenge calmly instead of running away or dropping the activity. I became responsible as I knew that another life was in my hand. Most of all, I imparted some values to people who would be global citizens someday. Eco club was not only for the environment, it was a responsibility I took as a global citizen, as a human being. I worked alone, I worked with kids, with elders, went out everywhere within my reach to add nature into our normal lives and looking back at the progress, I am definitely happy. I loved coming up with new ideas, planning new activities, running the club and finding innovative ways to add plants into our daily routine. I loved interacting with the like minded people about plants and how quickly plants can change a person, how nature imparts morals and values in a person and the best part of it was I was never tired of taking care of plants, I was never tired of having mud in hands and never tired of telling people how important plants are. This journey will never come to an end as long as I am alive. It was a part of me, it is a part of me and it always will be a part of me.