But it's human nature to procrastinate when the task is too hard or too time consuming.

Most of us choose to leave it till later.

Just like that homework we all know we should have done yesterday, right when we put off things like this, it's not the end of the world.

But listen, Here's one thing we just cannot put off till tomorrow, because if we d'oh, it will be the end of the world.

And that is the global climate crisis.

35 years ago, my mom went diving in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

I remember her telling me, even as a little kid, how beautiful it waas.

The rainbow quarrels covered the entire ocean floor where all kinds of fish, so I'm protected in their natural habitat.

Fast forward to 2017.

My family visited the Great Barrier Reef.

I could barely contain my excitement for seeing the most beautiful place with my own eyes.

However, she waited, It's me.

I was greeted bleached and life this quarrels.

They were dead that summer.

There was none present into the bleaching event caused by the warming waters due to climate change, and according to National Geographic, less than 50% of the great very survive.

Think of the girl Reese as a vital organs like the heart, Much like the Amazon forest, is the lungs of the earth.

It provides habitat and shelter for many species, including humans.

And without it, people all around the world will suffer from famine and long nutrition.

But it doesn't end there.

I spacers are melting at a rapid rates.

Fires, the most devastating continued to rabbit Australia.

Floods, jobs, super storms and other extreme disasters will increase.

Yes, we are currently in the midst of the sixth mass extinction.

That's when it hit me at the age of 15.

I found out that the planet was dying, yet no one was talking about more disturbingly, no one was acting on it.

Why was everyone so complacent?

It made me furious.

How could I not be?

We hadn't created the problem, but our generation were the ones being left to deal with it.

My fury turns a panic.

I had to do something.

I research ways to be more sustainable and read every article about climate change stop wasting electricity limit.

Animal foods stopped by plastic, fast fashion recycled, reduced, and I did all of that.

But in the end, I felt like nothing around me was changing.

My panic turned to helplessness, and I felt lost and alone.

Then I saw gratitude.

A girl the same age as me.

No, for climate change, activism.

I watched her 10 talk, and when that video ended, I was in tears, and in all her strength, her words resonated with me.

Why should I be studying for a future that will soon be no more when no one is doing whatsoever to save the future?

All this time, she had started a movement called Friday's For Future, where students all over the world strike on the school date against the lack of action on the climate crisis.

All this time I felt so powerless, but Greta was proof that I can do it, too.

I attended a workshop that Friday's for future Tokyo was holding toe.

Learn about the climate emergency declaration.

It was truly eye opening.

I was in a room filled with like minded people, and even though I was one of the youngest, I felt like I belonged there.

I listened to the guest speakers, workshopped ideas and created banners with people who have never thought I would be able to relate to.

We walk to the middle of PBS station and just stood there in a circle, facing out, holding up our banners.

The amount of intention that we got it came in goose bumps.

People stopped by to take photos, spark conversation, and I finally felt like I had a voice.

I asked to join their organization, and they invited me to be part of the creative team.

We plan the details for the September global march, and I designed and produced promotional brochures that were distributed to schools and local stores like Patagonia.

All of it was not easy, but it was all worth it.

Because of September 20th 2800 people came to march on the streets of shoe Bia ah, 100 times more than the most recent demonstration.

Seeing such a huge turnout, including so many a side J students, all raising their voices in protest, it gave me an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and belief.

The one person locked arms with many can make a change.

It empowered me and then bold of me to think bigger.

I want to listen to the mayor of Tokyo and ask questions.

The Reform Commission, which actually began our continued conversation about depends efforts to reduce plastic waste.

I also felt that I could create the same environment and community at S O J.

Together working with other students, I began a club called Sustainable Fashion, joining efforts we were able to raise around 140,000 which we donate to Australia within one single week.

It's been three years since my shocking discovery of the coral reefs dying, and it took me a year and 1/2 to understand the one person making changes and asking for change was not enough.

But when I took the first step, enjoy the organization when I began working with others, that's when I found my voice, and that's when I was finally heard.

We all need to start taking ourselves more seriously.

Retweeting 1/2 stack or sharing an insta posed about climate change.

You, Asher is spread awareness, but for how long?

We need to go beyond that, we don't need to be an expert in the field or in a position of power to affect change, challenge yourself, learn about the environment and how were destroyed, how you're destroying it and teach others who don't know show others that you care by taking action so that we can live free from the fear that there is no tomorrow.

Together we could face this beer together.

We could make history and be proud to tell our Children one of the world's greatest victories ever.

A victory over the climate crisis.

Together we can make a change.

The next step.

It's up to you.

Thank you.