For the last few days, I have seen the worst of pollution and air in Delhi NCR. It has many reasons and one of the main during this time of the year is the burning of farm waste in the neighboring states. The air is not breathable. As soon as we step outside, we can feel the smoke in our throats and we can feel that something is burning. AQI index is shooting and the air purifier just gives up. I look around and wonder what is happening.
I feel like crying that what have we done to our mother Earth. Who is taking it all and giving us everything. The food, the water, everything comes from it. We put a claim over it by buying houses etc and then we cannot even take care of it. We just keep abusing it and it’s environment. We need to save it or we all will die. It is like we are cutting the tree on which we are sitting. Yes, we are living here, we are reathing here and we are stepping on it. We are doing everything.
A few years back, for me, the progress meant something else. Yes, we were told that someone has really progressed a lot if he has a big house, big car, etc. The city is so developed if it has tall buildings and many factories etc. But now, when I look at the things the perspective has changed. We have destroyed everything which was so beautiful and precious. It is no development. It is no progress. It is like raising a child, but he is so unhealthy that he cannot even walk.
First we need to start making collective efforts to heal and protect Earth. We need to stop doing the things which are harming the environment. We need to start doing the things which will heal the environment. Like stop burning things, better use of same things. We need to stop using things which we no longer need. We also need to see the earth green, clean and healthy in our thoughts. That would start healing the Earth immediately. It is already very powerful and can heal very quickly if we can give her a little support.
