Friday, May 2, 2008

Whose RIGHT to SURVIVE?


WHO LIVES TATA or TURTLES?
When was the last time our eyes were gazing the night sky counting the countless stars imagning how infinite is our galaxy. When was the last time you saved an innocent life ? When was the last time you saw an animal in the wild? When was the last time when you saw an animal at all ? When was the last time you turned your head and saw anything- just anything- that was natural, pure and not tarnished by man?
I remember my last sky was too hazy with smog and humidity of an overcrowded city. So, the pollution and technology have also taken the stars away from our lives and increased the ditance by a few more light years. Who cares about the stars anyway? If they bother call an astrologer he will fix it with a few stones.
The smog covering the sky will be there as we have got use to breathing toxins .Wow! Some mutation knocking the door at the right time when pure oxygen is a bliss.I wonder how my children would look like, like humans or something else?
After marking the conquest on the land we are marching towards the water,skies. It ours! Afterall we are the once giving space to other species. Offcourse very little of which is required,as we have reduced there number for the greed of land,money and what not.
The fear has gone out of our lives. Wind ,water ,air we fear nothing,conquer everything. We control the waters with dams ,ports.
Recently heard a couple of Olive Ridley Turtles are coming on the way of development,the way of Dhamra port.Its no problem ,we will eradicate them from our ways like we do.
Its called anti development and people fighting to save turtles some freaks who could nt do anything else in life. Money is the most convieniently learned language. So there s never a tough decision between money and environment. The latter looses.
Olive Ridley means nothing to us after all and giants like TATA's .They will enjoy there share and live happily ever after. Let Turtles go to hell.
Shamefull of the above is that few biologist think ports can work in perfect harmony with turtles fragile nesting habits.Forget being an expert I guess there minds have also lost common sense. Happens when you barter conscience for money.
So ,I dont know these turtles will survive or not. I will try to do my best. This to all who care about them and realize a environmentally sound organization like TATA 's is probably making the biggest blunder in the name of development.
People who dont understand or have forgotten there debt on nature might again think its anti development . But in history differance has always been made by those who had a vision to understand a few things beyond money.
Please also visit missoliveridley at blogger and greenpeace.org/turtles for more information.

Regards Jayesh

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