Watching the mango tree in the elementary school campus during night time with fireflies hovering around the tree is such a wonderful experience. With all the fireflies blinking and gliding through the air, the mango tree looked like a natural Christmas tree adorned with bright christmas lights. It brightened the mood of those who had melancholy hearts.
As little kids without any responsibilities at home yet, we sat side by side right in front of the mango tree and kept dazzling ourselves with the amazing firefly show. Though the mango tree dwarfed us during the night, the fascinating view allowed us to dream beyond borders. Our appreciation of the thousands of sparkling fireflies made us high spirited and allowed us to dream of a brighter future. We did catch few fireflies and brought it home for our own version of a firefly show. It was a beautiful experience.
It’s nice to know that fireflies have big eyes which allow them to see in many different directions. They also have two feelers which allow them to feel, smell, and hear.
My brief stay in the province during school breaks allowed me to check the presence of the fireflies but it seemed that they felt our plans of leaving them behind. When I looked up, I saw the mango tree impressed its dark shadow on the bright evening sky. The mango tree which used to blink like a Christmas tree turned into a lonely display. Where did the fireflies go?
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand says that fireflies are indicators of non-disturbed ecological systems. I sort of quizzed myself. Who pushed them away? Did I participate in driving them away? Did they say goodbye due to ecological imbalance brought by air pollution? The questions hit my mind like fireflies flying without lights. Even if I had the answers, I knew I cannot bring them back with my sole efforts.
Please help me find them. Let’s bring their habitat back and see them glow on the mango tree for the next generations to see.
As little kids without any responsibilities at home yet, we sat side by side right in front of the mango tree and kept dazzling ourselves with the amazing firefly show. Though the mango tree dwarfed us during the night, the fascinating view allowed us to dream beyond borders. Our appreciation of the thousands of sparkling fireflies made us high spirited and allowed us to dream of a brighter future. We did catch few fireflies and brought it home for our own version of a firefly show. It was a beautiful experience.
It’s nice to know that fireflies have big eyes which allow them to see in many different directions. They also have two feelers which allow them to feel, smell, and hear.
My brief stay in the province during school breaks allowed me to check the presence of the fireflies but it seemed that they felt our plans of leaving them behind. When I looked up, I saw the mango tree impressed its dark shadow on the bright evening sky. The mango tree which used to blink like a Christmas tree turned into a lonely display. Where did the fireflies go?
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand says that fireflies are indicators of non-disturbed ecological systems. I sort of quizzed myself. Who pushed them away? Did I participate in driving them away? Did they say goodbye due to ecological imbalance brought by air pollution? The questions hit my mind like fireflies flying without lights. Even if I had the answers, I knew I cannot bring them back with my sole efforts.
Please help me find them. Let’s bring their habitat back and see them glow on the mango tree for the next generations to see.
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