Right to Nature

After an interesting weekend trip to Bangalore, I arrived at a conclusion that “Chennai is burning”.

Bangalore is cool. It could be because of the altitude. But what I felt after my visit was that, we – the people – have made Chennai a typical desert.

I had been in Chennai since I was born and do not remember days being this hot! Just like any other kid I have spent most of my summer noons in the scorching sun. But, I doubt if it were really scorching then! I hardly remember getting sun burns. But now, a small walk around the office campus post lunch – we are burnt!

If this was the case of Chennai, what about cities in North India? The temperatures there are really scary!

Lucknow 47C degrees
Delhi 47C degrees
Agra 45C degrees
Nagpur 46C degrees
Kota 48C degrees

In spite of the fact that these cities are away from the coastal line, there has been a steep rise in the temperatures. Same is the case of many cities all over the world. Rise of temperature alone is not only the problem that we face; it is the drastic fall of it as well.

A straight question: Are we contributing to this alarming temperature rise?
Answer: Absolutely yes!

- Man emerged from nature; lived in it; with it. He used his 6th sense for his betterment.
- He started to reason, understand and infer from all that he got. He improved and enhanced skills.
- He cut down and cleared the forests to create habitation.
- He used up the natural resources like petrol and diesel to move around the world and cheat distance.
- He created and used technology to betray time.
- He improved his knowledge, skills and has indeed made a great achievement by arriving at where he is today.

But, is that all? If we say yes, then we are looking only at one side of the coin.

The raw fact is that,
he has used this creativity and the power to create to go against his own creator – Nature.

Arguing what is right and wrong or brooding about what we had done or justifying is not going to solve our problems. It is high time that we change gears and do something to stop this rapid depletion of Nature.

What will our next generation do with posh buildings, super smart machines and many other technological inventions without clean air, water and food?

Just like we save money and assets for the next generations, we should save our nature as well, because Mother Nature is their right as well..!