Latest News

  • Home
  • Global
  • "Our House Is On Fire": Greta Thunberg's #2019in5words
"Our House Is On Fire": Greta Thunberg's #2019in5words
Monday, December 30, 2019 IST
"Our House Is On Fire": Greta Thunberg

The Swedish activist recently became the youngest person to be named Time Magazine's person of the year.

 
 

Echoing the cautionary words from her famous speech at the World Economic Forum earlier this year, Swedish Climate Change activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday jumped on the bandwagon to sum up 2019 in just five words, reminding the world once again of the fact that "our house is on fire".
"Our house is on fire. #2019in5words," Ms Thunberg tweeted.
 
The 16-year old activist had risen to prominence with her speech at the World Economic Forum in January, which called on the world to "act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is."
 
"Adults keep saying, ''We owe it to the young people to give them hope.'' But I don't want your hope. I don't want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act," Ms Thunberg had said.
 
The Swedish activist recently became the youngest person to be named Time Magazine's person of the year. She was chosen from a shortlist that included US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump, the Hong Kong protesters and the whistleblower who kickstarted the Trump impeachment inquiry.

 
 
 
 
 

Related Topics

 
 
 

Trending News & Articles

 Article
'Worse than prison': A rare look inside China's detention camps to 'brainwash' Muslims

ALMATY: Hour upon hour, day upon day, Omir Bekali and other detainees in far western China's new indoctrination camps had to disavow the...

Recently posted . 199K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
What The Shape Of Your Belly Button Says About Your Health

If you have payed attention to the belly buttons of people on the beach or the members of your family, you have probably noticed that they have different shapes and...

Recently posted . 8K views . 2 min read
 

 Article
Top 10 Horrifying Acts of Chemical Warfare and Gas Attacks

In this age of terror, there might be nothing more terrifying than the thought of an attack carried out with chemical weapons. We’ve all heard the horrific ...

Recently posted . 3K views . 4 min read
 

 Article
Top 10 Best Gym Equipment Brands in India 2018

Body fitness is one thing that everyone wants to maintain irrespective of age. Going to the gym and doing some great exercise always helps to maintain your body fit...

Recently posted . 3K views . 2 min read
 

 
 

More in Global

 Article
Donald Trump restricts entry of refugees in US from these seven Muslim countries

District of Columbia: US President Donald Trump on Friday marked a clearing new official request calling for new verifying of exiles entering the United States of A...

Recently posted. 630 views . 16 min read
 

 Article
Future robots won't resemble humans – we're too inefficient

Humanoid robots are a vanity project: an attempt to create artificial life in our own image – essentially trying to play God. The problem is, we're not ve...

Recently posted. 825 views . 4 min read
 

 Article
Who Are The Zulu People, And Where Do They Live?

The Zulus are an ethnic Bantu people that can be found living across much of southern Africa.

Recently posted. 957 views . 0 min read
 

 Reviews
Leaseweb hosting review



Recently posted . 1K views . 67 min read
 

 Article
Plank Record Broken by Woman Who Held It For 4 Hours

Superhuman feats of strength attracted the stone age people to each other. And in our times, while the meaning of fitness, strength and exercises has significantly ...

Recently posted. 691 views . 2 min read
 

 Article
72% of Cryptocurrency Investors Plan to Buy More this Year: Survey

A majority of accredited cryptocurrency investors and nearly three-fourths of retail investors plan to increase their cryptocurrency holdings in the next 12 month...

Recently posted. 813 views . 1 min read
 

 
 
 

   Prashnavali

  Thought of the Day

“Sometimes you find out what you are supposed to be doing by doing the things you are not supposed to do.”
Oprah Winfrey, Howard University

Be the first one to comment on this story

Close
Post Comment
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


ads
Back To Top