One of my
teachers during post-graduation classes said, "Something that took
million of years to evolve, must have been perfect as we see them now."
This statement was made in reference to the adaptations that plants make in
different climatic conditions, which are inevitable for their survival.
However, the
statement adhered to me as I could see the universal ramifications of it. I
truly started admiring the perfection of nature around us; but what baffles me
is the age-old lines that I have practised to write since my school days,
"to make earth a better place to live in." Do we really need
to make earth a better place to live in? My answer to this question stays to be
a question.
My mother fondly
recalls her childhood days where people had humble earnings, as the
agricultural production was low owing to use of organic manures. Then came, the
era of chemical fertilisers, which revolutionarised the scenario and scaled the
production. Then I tell her, "Maa, organic farming is same, but now it
is costlier so one can earn well." So are we just reinventing the
wheel? The process was natural we developed it chemically then reverted back to
it citing it to be good for health.
Similarly, in
the grocery store the desi vegetables are costlier than the genetically
modified ones. So does this means that we travel distance but show no
displacement. Today, amongst the top selling drugs 50% are being sold to cure
lifestyle related diseases. Does this again indicate that first we develop to
make human life luxurious and then develop to cure the offshoot of luxury.
So, stop
struggling to make life luxurious, take a break, think and enjoy the perfection
of evolution. Embrace all that you believe imperfect and underdeveloped because
it is perfect, as it has survived the struggle of life.
Earth is already a beautiful place to live
in, the sooner we realise the better it is......
Superb :)
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