Por você idealizei um mundo melhor e lutei incessantemente por ele.

I promise that I will plant more trees in places where there are none.

It seems silly to saddle yourself with guilt for something that hasn’t happened yet. I don’t want to do that. As of today, I don’t really feel guilty. I guess I just want to make sure I keep doing more, so that when you read this, and ask what I’ve done since then, I can still feel good about my efforts.

I promise you to keep trying, to keep educating, to keep pushing our elected officials to act and protect your health now and in the future.

I wish I had a crystal ball and could peep into it to see you all happy and safe in a world that nourishes you and that is also nourished by you, a world where the resources it provides are as valued as the people in it and not frittered away by greed and power.

What gives me hope is what is yet to come, what you will experience in your lifetime.

I promise that I will change my behavior to benefit our trees.

I want to sculpt a world for you where you can play outside without gas masks, an ocean to swim in without toxins, and a thick lively forest for you to wander.