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Thursday 27 August 2015

Stand For The Planet

Planet Earth is distinct in all ways. It is the home to Homo sapiens or humans, a paradise of flora and fauna, a mesmerizing wonder. Earth has witnessed millions of years of evolution till today, the state of beauty in which it is. All of this was a slow and gradual process. The human race to its credit has the fastest evolution rate. The flora and fauna, the animal species, birds; none has evolved at such a pace. The human brain is a gift of nature to us that was meant to protect Planet Earth. Unfortunately, a victim of over evolution, humans have dominated this planet time and again; using all the resources for their benefit. We to our credit have the concrete jungles that we call cities.

All cities were built around water bodies because water is the basic requirement of all life force on this planet. Managing our requirements of food and survival has always been an easy game and nature has been our regular victim. We cleared acres of jungles to establish our habitat. We have reclaimed water bodies to create more space for our expansion. Starting with optimum use of resources we ended up in the exploitation of resources.

If we go on making a list of what we have destroyed in this race for evolution, we will end up with a long list of species, water bodies, green belts who have been our beloved victims. All our actions have given rise to consequences or an unnatural phenomenon like global warming, ozone depletion, water pollution etc. A handful of us have understood what we have done and make an effort in this regard. If we talk of our very own country that we boast of, river Ganges and the Yamuna are a very clear victim of our actions. These rivers which we proclaim to be pious for us have been defaced and polluted by industries that we established to meet our needs. The term Global Warming applies equally for us and we have made a major contribution for it.

The need of the hour is to Go Green and Save Earth. Simple steps can make a big difference in this direction.

•        When we cut down trees, we should make sure we plant at least the equal number of trees to ensure that our future generations get to see what we call a TREE.

•        Resort to cleaner fuels for our energy requirements. One day we will have to because petrol and diesel won’t be around for long as per the current consumption.

•        Protect water resources. They are not for our dumping purpose. It is the water we drink.

•        Start creating awareness and educating children from a small age so that they do not repeat our mistakes and keep the gifts of nature in high regards.

•        To protect ourselves from dire consequences we need to take actions on the current rate by which we are polluting our Earth.

Sooner or later we have to realize otherwise our future will pay the price of our actions. The solution lies in very simple and disciplined actions. All we need to do is start taking actions and not delay them anymore. Go Green, Save Earth. Wake up before it’s too late.