Nature Reclaiming its Dwelling
With the world facing the COVID-19 outbreak, a
lot is unfolding each passing day. With so many people infected and deaths
still counting, many are still either not serious or are busy condemning China
for allegedly manufacturing the virus. Dr Li Wenliag,
a thirty-four-year young Ophthalmologist from Wuhan Central Hospital tried to
raise the alarm in the early days but it fell on deaf ears. It’s just like
Catastrophic theory. What if the virus was detected at the initial stages?
Instead, why not to stand united as one planet & work unanimously to fight
it.
As of now, it is indeed a question of
existence of humankind! To stand together is the need of the hour.
We can see scenes of scarcity of necessities
all around due to hoarding and panic buying. The so-called developed countries
of the world generally projecting themselves as superior stand exposed by their
unruly behavior. The continents which have always
claimed to be the most superior in cultures & mannerism are behaving the
most uncivilized. Hoarding more than it is required, not thoughtful of even
Senior Citizens. This is nothing but sheer insatiability to reserve more &
more. It seems we've still not heard nature's message.
This world order just doesn't support times of distress as making profit cannot
be the only aim of human life. It seems, humankind's priorities need to change!
Humankind has come a long way in its
evolution. We are an extremely intelligent species who must rise above selfish
interests, work together for a greater good and sustainable development in
tandem with nature. The current pandemic has a very special message for us. It
gives us a chance to ponder upon the way we want to live or else nature has its
own ways to show its might. A question ponders me every time I open social media with alarming news
of Corona Pandemic. I wonder if we, ‘human species’ will change our ways after
saying final goodbye to this deadly virus. Will we behave like responsible
citizens of this globe in future? Or as they say, ‘Old habits die hard’. In
these difficult times, we need to retrospect about the obliteration we have
caused to Nature but have we stopped the blame game?! Are we still not trying
to score the brownie points? Do we not try to prove with statistics that a
particular country has better preventive measures & the medical-aid?
The total
sphere has been frozen by the Coronavirus but it has taught us to behave like
human beings. We are back to basics-home- cooked food, doing errands at home, exercising,
praying & respecting nature. Those who would mock over the trivial issues
of casteism, of hiring maids as washing toilets was below their dignity are
cleaning the pots & basins themselves.
We have now learnt the biggest lesson of
sustainable development which no formal lectures or books could teach us.
Judicious usage of resources is clear to human race, but for how long?
We leave one bad habit and cling to another. To
while away our time, we mindlessly overuse internet. Let’s learn from this pandemic.
It’s not only an opportunity to reset the Earth but also to reset our goals,
aspirations, desires and thought process. May good sense prevail!
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