The only Reason
Posted by rocksea on 25 Jan 2006 | Tagged as: prakriti
It takes millions of years for a species to evolve. It takes just a few moments for that species to disappear forever from the globe. The only reason.. The only reason being human beings. The only reason being I. The only reason being YOU.
I pity myself for my inability to cover my arms around the globe and protect it
My arms are not so wide
But could do one thing
I could use your arms as well
No, it’s still not wide enough
Will you call someone else too?
Yes, if more and more join, we could do something!
We could cover the globe so that no green grass falls off it
Mother Earth held us to her breasts till now. Now she is weak and old. It’s our turn to show gratitude. It’s your turn.. Will you?
Somehow I feel bugged. There’re very few (is it so?) who take time for, or love, nature. Is it that they don’t have time to? Where’re you all heading to? Are you so much obsessed with your career and pride and money that you can’t stop a while to think of nature? Or do you think there’re some nature lovers, they’ll do it all? No yaar! It takes efforts from all to preserve every species we have now, every shade of green you’ve seen.
Actually, only a little time is left to repair. So what can we do? Hmm.. Let me think. With this single article, you won’t go out and stand for Kyoto Protocol or raise your voice to defend global warming, will you? You won’t go out and see whether your local government is giving out pesticides and poisons which go up the food chain and damage life on earth, would you? Yet I’ve to get something from you through this article. Otherwise it’s a waste of time for me and you. So what I think is to go into the basics. Know what, as I go up (or down, whatever the case may be) in my studies, one thing I get reminded of is to go to the basics. Hence here the best thing is to cultivate some memory or love for nature. Thatz why you see more nature photographs on this website than any other kind of photographs. All these birds, insects, butterflies are amazing to see! You just’ve to open your eyes. Life is not just you and dogs and cats. All these creatures you can see in your own environment. Even if you’re in a city, there’re zillions of creatures, other than you, thriving somewhere around.
Once you see them, once you see how beautiful it can be, I am damn sure you don’t need any more advise, you don’t need a lecture on the Kyoto Protocol. You’ll do your share of conserving nature. Well thatz all I mean. I hope you see it?
Anyways, let me tell you about something going around at my state Kerala in India. Pesticides and poisons are provided by the local govt/depts, which are used by the unaware public. These pesticides go up the food chain, affecting life at each and every level including the top (top how???) level, human beings. The issue was taken up by S. Chandrasekharan Nair, an activist who blogs on related issues. Most of us keralites who visit his blog have decided to stand with him and we’re trying to notify the Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy about this issue. If you can read malayalam, you are welcome to ente gramam, the blog.
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on 25 Jan 2006 at 11:31 pm 1.ramses said …
So very well written!:) and i agree how we owe nature gratitude for all she’s done. start with the smallest things and great things can be done:)
on 26 Jan 2006 at 11:07 am 2.S.Chandrasekharan Nair said …
Thanks for your efforts to save Kerala & valuable supports to me.
on 26 Jan 2006 at 1:57 pm 3.rocksea said …
cheers! grateful for all your extended arms
ramses, ya attacking the problem at grass roots will make the movement firm, for a better tomorrow!
chandrasekharan, all support
on 30 Jan 2006 at 4:58 am 4.ezee123 said …
read your post tahnks to the http://technorati.com/tag/kerala where your blog appeared.
There are people who do care for or about nature depending on time and place and opportunity. God knows, I am one. ( The only thing is whether God doth exist)
http://ezee123.livejournal.com/
on 30 Jan 2006 at 3:51 pm 5.rocksea said …
ezeeeee boyyy, glad to find someone sharing time n love with nature. and you’ve nice photos over there!
on 13 Feb 2006 at 1:47 pm 6.prasad said …
yo
the article is very impressive
thts a gud effort to increase awareness among students etc. hu wudnt generally pay interest to these kind of issues
although we cant chng the whole world,we can do sumthing to increase awareness among ppl around the world
so i wud like to reproduce some part of ur article in my blog
recently,thr is another issue relating to endagering of species in nature tht created waves.’hunting down sharks in pacific’.how cum japanese government justify such a shameful action?isnt thr any opposition in Japan against tht action?
on 14 Feb 2006 at 3:15 pm 7.rocksea said …
prasad, great to hear from you! here we had a discussion on nature vs civilization and one factor i mentioned was that the best way to get awareness is thru putting nature in the comics, anime etc which the kids devour.
ya am honored
japanese must be the largest in consuming seafood w.r.to the population. this is reflected in the catches i think. sharkfin soup is a delicacy may be with medicinal value or enhancing male potency or such rubbish and thatz how the sharks get killed up, just for the fins. similarily whales are also killed up for some other things. it is shameful indeed. am not sure what the govt’s stand is on this. let us hope they’ll be wise in that.
on 05 Oct 2006 at 10:15 pm 8.sarah said …
Roxy kutta! I see the aggression and passion. oh the world is being changed by us and i see the change so well in the city i spent most time in. The rains that were prompt and in plenty 12 years ago, now seems to be not bothring to shower here and when it does, what a fury! i still wonder where the morning fogs have dissappeared! Charity begins at home and it can be started small by developing a care for the nature and teaching others too. A small action can teach others and the awarness of our impact on the nature should also be there.
I happened to watch the documentary on the sabarimala pilgrimage and the effects on nature the pilgrims have on the forests around when they go to meet the lord of the forest- Sree Ayappan! It showed how the use of plastic by the pilgrims on the way to meet the lord has been affecting the wild animals and in turn the forests around them. This was just an example. We can start by reducing the use of plastic at homes first and then move to teach others with examples.
on 05 Oct 2006 at 10:24 pm 9.sarah said …
i would also agree that startingyoung is the best thing to do. Prinitng out newspapers and articles on nature and conservation can catch eyes of only enthusiasts of nature. A lay man, in normal circumstances, would just read, think and forget. What is required is a practical action and measures to save nature by us, the ones who care!