The next morning, something unbelievable happened.
Cars stopped worldwide.
Factories shut down.
Wars paused.
Stock markets closed.
Yet no one was harmed.
Electricity remained.
Food did not spoil.
People were forced to spend time with nature.
Children planted trees.
Communities cleaned rivers.
Soldiers lowered their weapons and looked at one another—not as enemies, but as humans.
Scientists calculated that global carbon emissions dropped by 65% that day.
The Earth's average temperature temporarily decreased by one degree.