You ask insightful questions, and together we learn about the mysterious world we inhabit.

I think a lot about what you might be like when you grow up and about what kind of world you will live in.

Past generations took all the trees, polluted all the water, fished all the fish, and hunted all the animals so that there’s almost nothing nice left.

Maybe you heard about bats? Bats, the carriers of this disease that spread among us like wild fire. I love bats. When I was your age today, sitting in the evening on the back terrace of your grandparent’s home in Ibiza, hundreds of bats would play, dance and sing among the trees.

We only have 11 years left until the damage done by climate change is irreversible.

I am often faced with the question: why do I care so much about this pale blue dot that we inhabit?

So today, my strong and spunky girl, I promise you this: I will stay vigilant and flexible. I will spread the word.

I pledge to you now that I will work tirelessly and with all my willpower so you don’t have to live in a world where you have to worry about the next storm.

We can all be aware and sensitized to the problem, so that we are ready to embrace the solutions that will come our way. In doing so, we can all be part of the solution.