Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Save everyone, Walk for everything

Everyday we have been hearing posters, news items, advertisements in TV, media or live for Save Tiger, Save Environment, Save Kashmir, Save Beaches, Save Olive Ridleys Turtles, Save Vultures, Save Sparrows, Save Iraq, Save Culture, Save Air, Save Water, Save Afghanisan, Save Democracy, Save Society, Save Amazon, Save Forests, Save Mines, Save Narmada, Save Ganges, Save Yamuna, Save Saraswati, Save Dolphins, Save Whales, Save Blood, Save Eyes, Save Tribes, Save People. Are we not saving everything? Something , someone, somewhere at sometime is in danger for sure.

If this is not enough there are Walks for everything, Walk for Life, Walk for Diabetes, Walk for AIDS, Walk for Earthquakes, Walk for Old Age, Walk fro Cancer, Walk for Alzheimers, Walk for yourself.

Then we have Runs, Marathons for the same. We have extempores, seminars for everything. The world is not enough here. Today i came across one advertisement which called for Blowing Horns, Pushin Door Bells, Shouting or making some noise at 11:00am for AIDS awareness. Well what about some more noise making for all above things.

Well there is nothing against any initiative but it seems like we are doomed, dooms day is nearby and we are making frantic attempts to delay the same but at same time, paradoxically inviting the same things through our workings and doings. We are frantically making hodge podge efforts to save something. Well i feel its simply about delaying the end. But the ways adopted have to be of full awareness. A walk or banner to Save Tiger in delhi newspaper would fall on deaf ears if villagers around forests do not get this awareness or Save the sparrow is totally mute campaign if we continue to make concrete jungles as fast as we are doing. (How long has it happened since you last saw the homely Sparrow?).
Can't we make people aware or more importanly educate and make aware the younger generation what to do right and how to do it right in daily life so that we have a delayed dooms day. The thing is one would walk for diabetes but would do wrong things to get Hepatitis. Or one would save plant new trees but throw his garbage on the beach. yes life has been so paradoxical and hypocrat, the ordeal is to lessen it to make it somwhat more comfortable, when we can do it by simplest of the means of education and simple awareness for the young minds.

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