22nd April,2008.It is supposed to be Earth Day. No this is not one of those special days created to sell more cards.A sad state of affairs where we now need days to remind us of something where all life begins and that is so conviniently taken for granted:Earth.
My favourite radio station did its part in taking this day seriously.I do not know what the other stations were airing.My company had a a few posters put out. I watched "An Inconvinient Truth" that aired on a movie channel while others mostly would have glued to watch the outcome of Delhi Daredevils v/s Deccan Chargers.
So what changed, I believe nothing.Was yesterday's CO2 emissions drastically less than another day? I do not think I will find that in the papers today.
I like the frog story. When a tree frog jumps into a tumbler of boiling water, it immediately jumps out as it senses the sudden jolt of temperature. But if it jumps in a tumbler of luke warm water, it stays there.Now if we increase the temperature slowly and water begins to heat, it still stays there.The water starts to boils but it still stays there until........someone rescues it.
We think we have not felt the jolt yet.Think again.Are we not, in a way, playing weather Gods? And yes, we must not cause we don't do it right.
Its tough to think that this only Earth that we have could actually become unlivable in less than 50 yrs. There would not be much to be happy about I guess then.
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So unless people feel the jolt, nothing is going to change ?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2006/07/04/AR2006070400789.html
And just to bring another view to the table
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/
f-news/1655856/posts
that is basic human nature...until things reach a critical stage, we tend to not act upon it.think "i will worry about my health when am 40" is a commonly heard phrase.
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