I Too Have a Responsibility

It was a matter of Enjoyment and Rejuvenation when we opted to join Ambazari Parikrama organized by Maharashtra Times. Surely it was a joy of early Morning walk {5.00 am is early Morning}, but a matter of worry arises when you observe a destroyed environment. It was a joy for sure that you are walking with a group of unknown people and taking sips of the beauty of the environment, but what if there you see destroyed environment, died fished, disturbed water levels, dried lake and no scope of greenery at all. One person cannot change the scene but can we be united and do that?

A small step of request that we do not require amusement parks but an intact forest landscape (IFL) which will be an unbroken natural landscape of a forest ecosystem. This will be the best place to visit as a tourist or a morning walker or an environment lover. This will attract birds and so many good things. Why not to appeal then, as those who are reading it can enjoy the current situation but the next generation will not be able to see it, what forest is and how the environment supports rain, water, fishes, us and everything !!

It seems an emotional step that I wrote a post and published it on Facebook and other Social Media.  People say what will you do, it is not even your topic. You cannot do anything and it is all a political area where they have their wasted interest. I say, Oh Okay. Let them all have all their interests, let all get profited by this but just give one thought. Today they will, but what about their next generation? Let they earn but let them think also that they also have a generation to face. With all this development they have a responsibility towards the environment too. The environment is also an asset which is movable and destroyable. This can give them a lot but at a stroke has the power to take everything back.  What this means then? What is the matter? And why all should think about it?

Fact is why we should think about it. We think that am I that only person who will bring change or make the environment proper. I am not the one who can be revolutionary, so why should I think for the environment then? Now the Question is. If everybody thinks on these grounds then who will bring change? Leave it, not to bring change but to keep existing. One point just as a food for thought, “do you agree that the environment and greenery you enjoyed during your childhood, is still the same? Or what you are seeing new will be the same for your next generation.” Think, just being honest, irrespective of your age give the answer to yourself. If your answer does not pinch you, then you are the luckiest person of this environmental system.

On June 5^th like every year many have celebrated the world and the most important aspect of the activity performed. What? Uploads on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Isn't it? That plant only knows how many of them will go back to it again and water them.  Then why to murder them. Just for sake of glamour or publicity or a post exam marks?  That plant was happy in a nursery and getting watered too. If I am bringing it from a nursery not watering it then I am killing that creature. It must have said, Wait for the rain first at least, then relocate me, I will survive, but do not rush for photographs. Oh, not only this, we share or forward a number of messages to save the tree but how many of us water only one at least thrice a week. Anyways it’s all about different liking but it is a matter of concern that if we don’t then how the next generation will, and then further will understand the importance of tree, environment and saving an environment.

At the middle of the city Nagpur if Ambazari Lake has a pathetic condition then what about the other water sources. Came to know about Gorewada Lake too which is again in the middle of the City. Two major lakes were going through a rough patch of their existence. This is how we have seen; many have observed various such situations and locations. In summers there is no water, we face droughts whereas in Rains we face floods just within two or three sessions of rain. Why this? Water during rain is passing by killing people and going to the place where it should be, lakhs of ltrs are total waste and then comes summers where starvations of plants and human takes place. Can we think once? Observe once?

We took photos celebrating environment day, posted on status, received comments, and after 24 hours, photos are gone and the thought for the environment too. Isn’t It?!!

Everyone can accept that one person alone cannot do anything to the huge devastation of whatever sources of nature we see. But a small effort of feeling responsible can make a huge difference in years to come. “I am too responsible to save the air I breathe” this thought itself has the power to initiate a change.

There are institutions like Raisoni Group who feels the responsibility and accept the ideas that supporting to environmental sustainability is a need of an hour for the era to come. The activity which RGI did on environment day is now taking shape. Just collecting the seeds of mango from all its institutions gave an experience of donating to the givers of mango seeds and now they have been sowed after the first rain. The land is given to the activity by Chairman Mr. Sunil Raisoni. No one knows which seed will successfully become a fruit ripping tree but only one idea been formed that every seed has a capacity to produce a tree. It is up to us how we treat that. These seeds will surely germinate and responsibility to make them a tree is been accepted by RGI. Even if it does not bear a fruit but it will add a value to the sustainability of an environment.  

Anyways, every one of us can see the number of videos on YouTube regarding loss and precaution to be taken, Number of videos requesting to save the environment with various messages in it. But how long they capture our mind and how I respond to what I see and observe on my own. Just one thing to share, If each one of us accepts that I Too Have a Responsibility, then change will surely take shape. Think on the point and analyze what I can do? Every I has a power. Every one of us will get some or the other answer. Something, which is very near to us and can be a doable one. Think and Act. Let’s try to bring change.

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Ego... Quality or Quantity !!

Today, I am a bit confused. !! I have a reason for it also. Somebody said that please do not let your Ego rise to destroy the relationship or make it come between any arrangements or family, and I was shocked!! For the first time, I was hearing this in my till dates life. This word I never came across. Neither had I tried it for others. This made me think, what exactly I did so that anybody can call or narrate me with such words. And after so many things, analysis and research and searches on Net I finally arrived on the meaning of this word for me. See if you also can relate to it...

Saying ego is bad is as outrageous as stating water is bad because it can drown you or fire is bad because it can burn you. Ego, water and fire are all life sustaining, and they only bite if they are misused.

Anyways some points that I have collected to clear the idea which says if you have these in you, means you have an Ego... (Just don’t take it on a negative side, most of the time this what your quality is, and that is why expert says ego is good. Just in what quantity and where you apply, is matter)

1.      You find yourself in a feisty discussion and you just can’t back down until you have ‘won’ the argument

2.      You constantly compare yourself to other people who you feel are better than you (better looking, more intelligent, happier, and wealthier)

3.      You constantly compare yourself to people who you feel are not as good as you (less intelligent, lower status)

4.      You feel jealous when other people do well

5.      You talk about yourself for 10 minutes before asking another how they are

6.      You’d rather win than do your best

7.      You often sulk when you don’t win that sports game or work challenge (instead of being proud of your attempt to do your best)

8.      You set yourself impossible goals and then beat yourself up when you don’t reach them

9.      You blame others when things don’t go your way

Now tell me how many of you who read the above points feel that you seem to deal with such... If yes then also it is not a problem, you can just do one thing, if you feel somebody is doing so, just comment that How much Ego that fellow has... and If you don’t feel to say so, just look at mirror once, settle your hair, brush it with fingers or comb, give a smile to self feel proud and get back to work.

Saying that the other person has Ego, is very easy, but what is ego and according to you how you state it, becomes difficult to explain. So Next time when you feel to say so just get back to this note and give a smile to self.

See buddy, Ego is something that everyone must have. It is nowadays a must have quality. If you feel that you do not have it and if you are saying so by pointing other then surely you have it. So, just think about which you can work better?!! Embrace your ego to find the real you and the core of your own unique personality.

Think and Act...