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 became an activist to be part of a force to save the natural world and go 100% clean energy.

I am going to start doing better to have a healthier planet for you to live on.

I promise to do my part. I promise to be the change I want to see in the world, and I hope that you, reader, will do the same.

You are growing up in a time of immense change. In the last two years alone, we’ve learned so much about big and important issues including climate change and the systemic racism that runs through our institutions.

Luckily, we have figured out ways to build things without making the air dirty, and we are trying very hard to get more people to switch over to this new way as fast as we can.

We loved hiking, camping, biking, swimming and playing as kids together.

I love you my son. You are waking up now. Hopefully tomorrow, more of us will, too.

I’m going to start a campaign to try to convince everybody in the Netherlands to not eat meat one day a week.

I will work everyday to combat climate change for your today, for your tomorrow!

While there is still breath in this body I will give of my soul and my time and energy to making the world a better place, for you, and all the beautiful living beings of this world.