Be compassionate to Mother Nature.
Because she is the reason why we are.
Yesterday evening, when
driving into Chennai, through the blinding rain, it just occurred to me that if
Nature has struck back, it is only because we have been inconsiderate,
irresponsible and reckless – as individuals and as people. Chennai’s been
battered with seasonal rains, of a fury that has been not been seen so far – in
at least a 100 years. I belong to this city. I was born and raised for most
parts here. I have leave here 20 years on the trot. I have not seen rains like
this in my lifetime – in 48 years!
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And the reason – individual
greed, lousy urban planning, poor civic administration and government’s lack of
vision apart – is that we, as a people, are irreverent to Mother Nature. As my
friend Sruti Harihara Subramanian posted on Facebook: “Mother Earth is angry. Let us go back to worshiping her and
begging for her forgiveness. Let us promise to be tender and kind to her and no
more take her for granted.” You can’t but agree with Sruti’s perspective.
Of course, when the rains stop and the floods recede, in a
matter of weeks, when the blame game begins only to be drowned in the next big
crisis, this episode, albeit historic, of Nature’s fury will also be forgotten.
Sadly.
But there’s an opportunity here. Can we make a small
beginning by being compassionate towards Nature? Reuse. Recycle. Save water.
Save power. Plant a tree on your birthday or wedding anniversary. Send out
positive energy through your daily prayers – thank Nature for all that you have
been bestowed! Only when more of us do this, consistently, we can hope for
Nature’s continued compassion. Only then can we
hope to leave a better planet for our children to live in!
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