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1. “We do not inherit the earth from ancestors; we borrow it from our
children.” Keeping this philosophy into account how we can make
sustainable development in the world.
The world that we live in is a temporary place for us to accomplish our
goals. This was created by the almighty not for a single person or a
community but for all Homo sapiens; it was created in such a way that the
entire human race had enough resources to cater all their needs until their
extinction. This shows that, "We do not inherit the Earth from ancestors
but we borrow it form our children", as the human race on Earth is not
going to end with us and it is to be followed by our children who own the
right of enjoying and cherishing Earth's resources.
In the earlier days, although there were no big technological inventions
our ancestors lead a hail and healthy lifestyle compared to us, they had
pure air to breathe in and clean water to meet their needs. But these days
though we are technologically developed in many ways, we lack the basic

2. amenities of pure air and clean water. This is due to the carelessness of
individuals that has lead to the degradation of the most valuable wealth
needed for the sustainability of human life. The most important thing that
one must remember is that, “The thing that is borrowed has to be returned
back either as the same or in a much enhanced manner, but never in a
degraded manner.” These days the factors that impose major threat to
Earth are Global warming and Deforestation. Even small things that are
done by people on the whole has a huge impact on nature, it is never too
late for us to realize the importance of nature and get into the act of
protecting mother Earth which will lead to a sustainable development.
Every individual on Earth is in debt to the future generation in creating a
sustainable environment for their survival. Keeping this in mind we should
do things that have only positive impact on nature and that aids in
sustainable development. This can be done by changing our simple lifestyle
habits such as using eco-friendly paper or jute bags instead of plastic bags
to carry things, using bicycle short distance and public travels for long
distance transportation thereby reducing the emission of greenhouse
gases, gifting samplings instead of toys, indulging in gardening instead of
watching videos, practicing organic agriculture by utilizing bio-fertilizers
instead of chemical fertilizers which in long-run degrades the fertility of
soil, enforcing well-planned waste management system, etc. These acts
although seems simple plays a major role in sustainable development. We
should thereby in every act of ours remember about "Nurturing Nature for
Better Future".
Already many NGO’s and Governmental Organizations have started to
spread awareness among people about the importance of nature, its
resources and our role in protecting it. This should be carried out in a much
wider way so that every individual on Earth gets to know about his duty in
protecting the environment for the future generations. Eco-friendly

3. products must be made available to people in a more attractive and
abundant manner that they tend to use only these products which will
automatically lead to the development of the world in a better way. Thus,
by letting everyone know about the benefits of leading an eco-friendly life
will naturally create a sustained development in the world without having
any major change in the lifestyle of people. If the development is not going
to be a sustained one then it’s going to be the robots which will rule the
world in the place of humans, hope that situation never arises.