A seed from a giant Palm

The begining

My grandmother told me the story. She didn't live through it, but her mother did. So my great grandmother. That doesn't matter though. The story started like this...

The year was 2113. Scientists had noticed a dramatic decline of trees in the year of 2096. They told everyone to stop using trees. But do you think we stopped? No. Corporations kept cutting them down for a new invention. No one knows what it was. So the year 2113 came along and a group of scientists confirmed there were no more trees in the world. Not one.

The world was in a panic. Corporations kept polluting the air so pollution of water and air quickly became the leading cause of death. Not a person could do anything. So that was it. That's how the world and everything on it would die.

The human population was declining rapidly. In the year of 2096, 10 billion people were on this earth. Every 5 years or so, 100 million people would die. That was just the first five years though. This is the year 2168. There is now 4 billion people. And it won't stop. Scientists predict that in 50-60 years, everyone and everything will be gone.

Sometimes I think about if the world wasn't like this. People have tried to stop the air pollution but I has a way of returning. I once was on an airplane. There was a thick layer of smoke covering everywhere. I always did wonder why I couldn't see the sun very well. That day I learned why.

People were looking for a miracle. We still are. I believe that there is a way to end this. And I'm gonna find a way.