I
have read news recently about my country, Vietnam. They had a plan to cut down
all 6,700 trees in Hanoi capital, and they will replace by the small ones. This
things made all people in Hanoi so angry because those trees, was there for a
long time, is one of the things make Hanoi is more beautifully. People are also
familiar with those trees, some of them grown up along with the growth up of
these trees. A lot of newspaper took a survey in the population about that
plan, and there are too many disagree ideas. People comeback Vietnam from
other developed countries talk about how people reserve and take care of trees
in those countries. They wrote a lot of letters, articles sent to the
government, authority.
All
Vietnamese people know that, we have very hot weather in summer. Hanoi is high
population density. Trees provide people in Hanoi with oxygen, and trees also
help air-condition the atmosphere.
The
questions here are: should we continue do this plan? Why we do that?
After
having too much disagreement from citizen, the authority decides to stop this
plan. They announce that they will take a survey from citizen about which trees
should be cut down to replace new ones. Moreover, they will make a plan to do
it gradually. In my opinion, that is a right decision.
I’m
lucky when I have chance to study abroad in one of the most developed
countries, The United State. When I came here, I was so impressive with the
weather, the atmosphere here. I could walk outside without wearing any mask,
glove like I did in Vietnam. I can see how people take care the trees; every
road has trees at two sides. As one of my English teacher, who comes from Australia
said: “I have never seen any people who are weird like Vietnamese people. They
cover from their head till their legs when they go outside. Sometimes, my
students say hi to me, but I never realize who they are.”
I
know Vietnam is developing; the factories are built more and more; the roads
are expanded; people are more and more crowded, so they need to cut down the
trees for residents, for industrialize. However, what I want to say is
developing a long with steady. We should learn from developed countries, they
expand road without damaging any trees. They develop the economy, but they pay
attention to protect the environment. We do it today, but we should think for
the next generation. How long will it take for a new tree to grow up like
present, to cover the road, to air-condition the atmosphere? I wish Vietnamese
people would think more about protecting the environment. I wish the business
wouldn’t only think about profit, but also spend money on improving the
environment. I wish my kids could enjoy the fresh air. I wish I wouldn’t have
to cover my face with mask, my hands with gloves whenever I go out. I wish the
government would take a look in that plan. Is it worth to continuous
damaging our environment?
