Hey welcome to my new blog which is called 'SUSTAINABLE EARTH'. Sounds good na!!................but I am sorry to say the world is no longer sustainable or rather I will like to say it never was. Can the world be sustainable if 20% of the world's population uses around 80% of its resources? Can you call the world sustainable if the privileged sections of society not only dine on a lavish spread but also waste a large amount of food. The underprivileged on the other hand die of hunger. It's shameful.............why are we not ready to share things.........why is the man being so self centered that he cannot feel other's sufferings or he doesn't give a damn about it?
As far as sustainability goes let me tell you a small story that an environmentalist told us at the UNSW, Sydney. He told us the story of Titanic, the ship that was thought to be unsinkable but on its maiden voyage it hit an iceberg and sank. The captain of the ship had already had had two-three warnings that he was heading to the danger zone but he didn't give a damn and see the result. The Unsinkable sank and with it sank many dreams.
We the human beings have also got many warnings in the shape of extinction of Dinosaurs, Mammoths, Dodos and the recent ones like Global Warming and Ozone Layer depletion. What are we waiting for? The complete destruction of our Mother Earth? No we cannot let it happen..........we need to do something not only at a local level but at a global level. There is a famous saying in Sanskrit, VASUDEV KUTUMBAKAM, meaning the world is one family, and the time has come that the whole family unites and works together against these challenges and work towards a greener and sustainable earth. People should realize that they do not need to start big even the smallest of their contributions like taking short showers, switching off lights when not in use, stopping the wastage of food ,etc does matter a lot. Always remember journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
I pen down here in a hope that we all will unite together for this cause.
-Kumar
5 comments:
sahi hai bhai..batti jali par thoda der se
definitely a step which holds lot of potentials..... what our society needs is may be a new thought system or should i say a new value system or may be a new social contract.....
the idea relating to smallness of virtue is definitely pragmatic in the face of all the brouha of big cars , big houses....... and everyhing big .....even initiatives for course correction seem to hang over everyones
heads ......and here comes the virtue of smallness .....small actions small systems...... even small talk...... but these smallness would definitely culminate into sumthing big.....
now get down to real business.....
give sum small ideas on sustainable practices regarding electricity AND water usage ...
good one and well said
Well said Kumnar - hears a hint of what we could personally do:
Plan at the start of the week all the travel you need to do for the week (appointments, grocery shopping, visiting friends etc). Plan what you can do on the same day in one trip instead of making multiple trips during the week. This little effort can reduce your effect on the world.
nice effort dude
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