Ever since I was young, I often sat on my bed, staring out the windows at the starry night sky. It was a sight I could never grow tired of, a sight that I could always entertain myself with.
The stars blinking, shining like diamonds, just as the song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" describe it as. Sometimes, once in a blue moon, I would see a meteor or a comet flying past, I would clasp my hands together and wish a wish.
Night after night, I sat silently watching the stars until I could no longer resist sleep and let it overwhelm me. The stars had a special effect on me, I would feel calm and comfortable when I looked at them.
They were the best, I could always tell them my troubles, though they could never reply, their unstopping blinking was as if they are listening to me and tell me not to feel sad.
They were the ones who were beside me through my weakest moments, my proudest moments and many more. They became an inseparable exsistant in my life.
Yet, I did not realized that with society advancement, they would be taken away from my life. I did not realized the shine of the stars were starting to fade. That day, it was the same as always, I stare at the night sky, the only thing missing was the blinking and shining stars .
I thought maybe it was so cloudy that it blocked the stars, I pay no heed to it and tried my best to feel asleep that day without the stars overlooking me.
Day after day, they did not appear, I was very afraid and confused, I tried my best to find the reason of it's disappearance. My effort did not go to waste, the smoke from factories and open burning had pollute the sky,covering the stars from my sight. The lights from the lamp street has also make the stars shine weaken as it lighted the streets and the sky, thus preventing from seeing the stars.
I could still see it in a place high up, away from the bustling and bright city where the factories and lights were the cause of the stars disappearance. I was faced with a huge choice, I knew I could not live without the stars by my side, but should I move away to the countryside or stay here where my friends and families are?
Both choice would impact me greatly, this time I began to wonder "Why did humanity advancement cause nature's loss?" To build our house and factories, trees and forest was destroyed. For electricity, Earth's minerals are consumed. The smoke from factories which made things caused acid rain. Now, the stars are gone in the city.
Why won't humanity just stop? I wanted to shout this out loud, but I knew I have no right to do so, as I am also the user of the things that caused Nature's destruction.
What should I do? I don't want to give up either. Am I selfish?
