What If We All Planted 15 Trees?
A Conversation on Sustainability Inspired by Professor Minesh Khashu
When was the last time you paused to reflect on your personal impact on the planet?
I for one, didn’t pay much attention to it. Of course, we recycle, make an effort to use less plastic but I haven’t reflected on it in a tangible way. Making a substantial impact always felt unachievable, almost out of reach.
When Prof. Khashu shared his posts with me, his message resonated with me. His message was simple and attainable: if we all plant just 15 trees in our lifetime, we could offset the CO2 we produce simply by existing, by breathing. As simple as that, 15 trees. Sustainability now didn’t feel like a mammoth task that would need all of humanity to stop existing! It felt a lot easier and even inviting.
Prof. Khashu has aptly called this initiative #15trees4mylife. He encourages every one of us to pause, reflect and engage with this idea. It’s not expecting extraordinary efforts from us but a small, personal act but on a coordinated community level. The idea will surely spark real change. Breaking up big change into small attainable goals is the perfect way to go, even for sustainability.
As I scrolled through follow-up posts, I noticed that he also shared inspirational quotes and videos from influential figures like Sadhguru. One could gauge from the comments to his post that this idea deeply resonated with a lot of people who had similar beliefs and commitment. You could say, there’s a quiet momentum already building.
One powerful quote from these posts stayed with me:
“If you are unwilling to go down, you cannot go up.”
It’s an extremely powerful quote. Trees must send their roots deep into the earth to grow tall. In a similar way, humans must face their challenges and build resilience, if we are to thrive.
Growth, whether its personal or environmental, always starts with going deeper.
What if we all took this to heart?
What if we all planted our 15 trees, not just to save the planet but as a token of our willingness to grow and take responsibility.
To make the world a better place to live, for us and for those after us.
Watch Professor Khashu’s videos here:
Join the conversation and see how far our roots and our impact can reach.
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