Well.. I am not sure how I should be addressing you under this circumstance, but let me make a humble start by saying Hi Mr. Bachchan
I am not quite sure if you get a chance to read all the comments that are posted here, but i sure hope this one is read at some point. :) The thought of Earth Hour had me wondering.. what is the current situation with Nature and Humans. It is almost as if they are on opposite ends, each trying to tip the scale by showing how much more powerful they can be over the other. As I surfed through the History channel ( which shows mostly documentaries on our planet and life in it), I was pretty mesmerized to see soo many shows that were titled "mega disasters" Global Warming and more and more speculations about 2012 DoomsDay prophecy. To top it all, movies like Day after Tomorrow, the Day the Earth Stood Still, have just brought to the masses..what the scientists have been proclaiming all along - the sequence of events leading to Nature's Abnormalities.
I don't know if you have seen the movie "Crack in the World" taken way back in 1965.. it is a classic about what Human beings are doing to this Earth. It only made me surprised that even after 44 years we are still making movies on how much harm we are doing to our planet. While Earth Hour maybe a small measure to create awareness, what is more important is a global change of mindset. I mean..what good is it.. if a person follows Earth Hour this week or every week.. but doesn't indulge in a consistent reduction of wastage of electricity?
Pls be aware that I am not questioning the authority of the motion Earth Hour..but simply trying to stress the importance of the aftermath reactions of people! That is what is most important..don't you think? With this in mind, I think every person should take it upon themselves to commit to doing One activity atleast that is in sync with "go green" initiative. Even then.. it is such a slow process..while on the other hand the rate of repletion of global resources has not reduced but is only increasing at an alarming rate.
To conclude, as a 23 yr old who is a Major in International Economics with a dream of pursuing a career in United Nations at some point in my life..I only want to make people aware of this psychological notion.. It is very easy to react (when you get inspired by Earth Hour you act on it)..but without any exterior motive, a motivation coming from within making you act on it day by day...well..that is what this Earth wants. Doing good to Earth, is not a favor.. it is a Duty! The day we understand that.. will be the day Humans and Nature can find some measure of Harmony.
Philosophicaly, I just realized..how easy it is to destroy..but how difficult it is to create. 2 mins to cut down a tree..but 20 years for it to grow strong.
Our Mindset is everything.. May peace be restored to this Dark Age..and may we bring brightness to this Darkness(Ignorance of our duty) through the lamp of our Mind-set!
Signing off,
Divster
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