My Speech

Dear World,

Do you care? Do you care if this world ends? Do you care that you will never be able to see your family ever again? Because I do. I am not just standing up her to talk, I am standing up for all the young people, like me, who, let me tell you, want a future. They want to grow up, have kids and grandkids. Will you give them that chance? Can you give them that chance to see their own kids grow up, and have the chance to see them have their own kids? Would you please? Don't say it's "not your fault" because it's all our fault, every plastic you use, every large company you buy from, every time you choose to stay silent, is a moment wasted, a voice wasted, and soon, if we keep this up, a world wasted.

-Ella Blaser