Februarys in Pune are usually cool. But these are not usual times. There were incessant rains in '05 and the winter of '06 never really took off. Other countries witnessed strange seasons as well. An Austrian friend exclaimed "This time there was NO winter in Austria, and I mean "NO" winter". And so it is with all nooks and corners of this beautiful world. This site has aptly captured our dire straits.
How far removed we are from this situation that is staring us in the face became clear to me in a conversation with a friend (lets call him FX). Here is how it went:
Me(complaining): This is unbearably hot for Feb. I wonder what April will look like...?
FX: Yea, its horrible.. I'm surely going to get an A/C in my house this year...
The hair on my skin rose... if he gets an A/C in his house, will next year not be hotter? If everyone simply starts looking at 'What am I going to do to get comfortable this year' will that not affect and destroy whatever is left of our equilibrium next year? Is it really that difficult to care about our own, very very immediate future?
Is it not time to take personal responsibility for what is happening? Can small baby steps not help towards bringing/restoring some balance?
It is unimaginable in how much nature has given...and given... will we ever "see" that and give something in return, in gratitude...??
How far removed we are from this situation that is staring us in the face became clear to me in a conversation with a friend (lets call him FX). Here is how it went:
Me(complaining): This is unbearably hot for Feb. I wonder what April will look like...?
FX: Yea, its horrible.. I'm surely going to get an A/C in my house this year...
The hair on my skin rose... if he gets an A/C in his house, will next year not be hotter? If everyone simply starts looking at 'What am I going to do to get comfortable this year' will that not affect and destroy whatever is left of our equilibrium next year? Is it really that difficult to care about our own, very very immediate future?
Is it not time to take personal responsibility for what is happening? Can small baby steps not help towards bringing/restoring some balance?
It is unimaginable in how much nature has given...and given... will we ever "see" that and give something in return, in gratitude...??
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