Riding the tsunami of popular public support against corruption, our Anna Hazare has sent a giant wave of warning across the country triggering the minds and hearts of every Indian...against CORRRUPTION....his hunger strike and immense determination to raise a voice against corruption, is what is imperative to development today. Invariably corruption is slowly eroding the system & the entities belonging to it. The poison is slow, but is capable of having catastrophic effects if not addressed at the right time in the right way...by right people...
Slightly drifting from this issue, let’s take another buzz word/issue Climate change, global warming, which is not the concern of India alone, but of the whole world. To stress the gravity little more....its the issue of the entire planet.....the only planet we have...!!!!! When i ponder upon these issues, there are few analogies which i can find with corruption and climate change...
Both climate change and corruption appear to be very slow & dormant but are very powerful in their impacts , and get disseminated across the sections. Both need a revolutionary approach in order to suppress their otherwise devastating aftermaths...addressing climate change issues is no more a choice but its an imperative. Millions of lives are at stake, with the approaching tsunami of destructions, which we will be exposed to.
The rising emissions, our lifestyles, our modern society & our demands which have surpassed their benchmarks are all the endproducts of our bad practices and the absolute casual approach with which we are treating this issue apparently...The rising mercury is an indication that our ignorance will make us pay heavily for our deeds..
Parallel to this is our development and its friend of all good times......corruption.....they hold a very strong relation...
Both need each other for their survival & sustainance.
Instances like Adarsh scam, Mumbai, Environmental clearance for Nirma factory at Bhavnagar, despite its sensitive location, & violation of norms makes it clear that curtailing corruption is unequivocal also depicts its power to corrode the entire system..
So the bottom line is Climate change and corruption have already found their ways in.....the only way to show them way out, is to bring about the change in oneself. Common to both is ,change in our behaviours, our attitudes...alterations in our ways of living.....The solutions to these problems are certainly not any rocket science, but if not addressed timely may appear more complicated than the same ....out attitudes, the way we look at things & our behaviours all together will make this change happen. But definitely the simplest of all is the toughest to internalise.....once that is done probably we will no more require great personalities like Anna Hazare & many other activists like him to stress themselves with strikes, no violations wil head the news....its just, it needs a beginning...it just needs a realisation....a realisation enough to bring about that change required.... !!!! The only common thing is to be the change one wants to be....
CLIMATE CHANGE: Change in behavior & attitude is indeed the way to go but the need to spread awareness about the cause has to be managed first. The cause has to be embraced by all classes & masses.
ReplyDeleteIn a situation where there still are debates on whether or not climate change is happening, making the community at large to act upon it seems to be difficult.
Agreed that we are witnessing calamities & change. But are these happenings really huge or is it our global awareness & improved means of communication making it big in our minds?
If it is really happening, people need to be made aware of its facts. There is a gap that needs to be bridged... gap between knowing the results of ones actions & what may be prevented if something is not done or done in another way.
Even then, expecting everyone to Change to avoid/decreases the so called catastrophic effect is not easy due to its vague & far fetched consequences.
However, any step in the direction may prove beneficial in the long run. Who knows whats in store! Lets say its a Leap Of Faith!
HI neha,
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate your feedback. I must say in a global issue like this, awareness building holds a vital position. But then, in any critical situations like these,what needs to be maintained is the balance. There are multiple causes and consequences of a global scenario like this, hence, change in behaviors,awareness bulding etc needs to be done in tandem with each other. And as far as the climate change discourse is concerned, it is alrealdy been proved by lobby of scentists, that Climate change is unequivocal, and is happening. Only wether it is a part of 1500 year old natural cycle, or its anthropocentric is under research . SO, i think , generating awareness is ceratinly important, but then we cannot wait for the masses to be aware and wait for their reactions, it needs to be managed along with, adaptation, mitigation and capacity building.
Anyways, thanks a ton for your valuable insights. Keep them coming.