Ananda Wijesinghe Canada

Mother Nature Warns

            Incessantly destructive Human Activity, paying neither attention nor slightest regard for Mother Nature’s periodical deterrent warnings throughout a couple of millennia has now been responded to in her most relentless lash back, in what has been identified as an endemic: Corona Virus – aka CorVid-19, that has quickly plagued the entirety of the callous Mankind.

            Mother Nature did convey her protests time and again on the accumulation of unending misdemeanor and the destructive behavior of Mankind.  She had every right to do so, due to the endless devastations resorted to thanks to Mankind alone:

 *Didn’t she raise the Temperatures time and again?  She did

 *She raised the Sea Levels and created the Tsunamis. Didn’t she?

 *She did threaten with Earth Quakes, warning unmistakably and very frequently

 *Didn’t she Erupt Volcanoes time and again in hell-bent warning?  Yes: she did.

 *Wild Fires she ventured to set off caused inability for mankind to extinguish for many months spreading far and wide in many parts of human habitat.

 *Torrential Rains, Floods, Thunder-bolds, Storms, Hurricanes and devastating Draughts ….and many more warnings she made.

Industrial Disaster

                On the one hand, elements of never-ending fictitious scientific research, inventions, and production by power-hungry nations, for which continued exploitation and geological rape of Mother Nature has been executed regardless, in a multitude of chemical testing and technical erections, construction of factories, machinery, missiles, transport methodologies and a million other techniques resorted to, polluting rivers and streams in view of promotion of the economy, in an everlasting competition among the perpetrators. Here are a few destructions preferred against her: Just a few only: Needles to mention the mass production of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) against mankind itself in sheer competition:

                        *Mercilessly decapitated mountains for Gems, Gold, Metal, Coal etc. and constructions

                        *Polluted rivers and streams with poisonous and foul-smelling Industrial Waste

                        *Clear-cut millions of hectares of live forests for various human consumption practices

                        *Perished the Air with clouds of toxin, harmful chemical spray, and smoke, spacecraft, etc.

                        *Never ceased the greedy killing spree resorted to, sky-rocketing the virulent evil, causing even the extinction of some of Mother Nature’s Pets: the wild animals.

               On the other hand, Human activity, despite vehement and vociferous shout out from the top of the world its loud-sounding modern formulae – viz: the so-called Human Rights, continuously and callously disregarded the Right to Live, by mercilessly killing millions of Mother Nature’s beloved other sentient sector called Animals.  In this boundlessly falsifying, mercilessly wild and greedy Human Nature, humans resorted to kill and devour not-so-sapient wild animals, too, disregarding relevant norms of some religious prohibitions!   The evil continues unabated.

Enough is Enough

It is crystal clear that Mother Nature – the real scientific force viz-a-vis Man’s fictitious and regardless force has finally, come to a devastatingly stand where she seems to have realized the Human Nature and its incorrigible Activity as ‘enough is enough’.  She seems to look forward to ‘get rid of the incorrigible Human Part’ as soon as possible.  She is on the move this time, extremely forcefully, with one of her many biological creations, crowning as the latest of the series.  More to follow, if need be!

            The world did not know what to do when Mother Nature let go of some Tsunamis, time and again. There was no mercy, but they devoured millions of humans, lands, homes, property, and belongings.  But, her Pets – the sentient beings or wild animals who are still the perpetual victims of Man were saved indiscriminately.  Not a single Animal faced death.  Yet, the man did not know what to do next, despite Mother Nature showed the way.

            Then, she continued to re-iterate her warning cry by lashing out with Wild Fires, every year in succession. She set up an Annual Fire Season. Siberia was a devastating target.  California goes through her Fire Season every Summer. Western Canada does undergo pretty much of it year-in and year-out, inextinguishably spreading the year-round. Of course, Man certainly knew that Mother Nature was repeatedly telling something very important, but who cared!  The man simply did not care but pretended or preferred not to understand her loud and clear message.  They did not do anything.  They happily resumed the usual economic ventures, regardless of the pollution caused to Mother Nature, the wild animals, and the natural habitat. The man continued to exploit and consume nature’s resources, disregarding the devastating pollution caused to the environment. They simply did not care!  However this time with her CoVid-19, the warning came with an advanced bit of unprecedented, deadly force added to it, quickly covering the world as a whole. It is evident that Mother Nature considered it as ‘enough is enough’ and she appears to have decided to get rid of a fair portion of the untenable Mankind.

Environs Rejuvenate

            Surely, there is an absolute success in Mother Nature’s latest silent struggle.  There is a continuous lockdown on gatherings of humans, community groups, cutting down social events and merry-making and, shutting down pollution causing factories in every corner of the planet. Pollution causing waterways are being cleared and purified. The beautiful under-water animal kingdom recreates with new life. The Animal Kingdom has regained its right to live: thanks to Mother Nature’s grant of hard-earned Independence. Mother Earth and the Sky above her brighten with vitality and a healthy atmosphere free of pollution.  No aircraft, no missiles, no nuclear testing rockets, and explorer spacecraft that hitherto hid the Sun and the Moonlight falling on mother earth.  All are just grounded. Highways and byways are almost deserted: no vehicle gas emissions or deafening noise of vehicles experienced. City streets are clean and free of gas and smoke: hence, stars above are now visible to the naked eye. Man is being confined to their dwellings. The ‘pollution’ menace has completely disappeared.  Mother Nature should be enjoying her hard-earned vacation right now! Holiday mood could be seen everywhere with a rejuvenating environment.  All wild animals have already begun visiting the totally empty, abandoned City Streets, the world over.

Vulnerability Reigns

            Mother Nature has not forgotten to spare the newborn.  Those who are responsible to take care of the little ones, particularly below the middle age level, too, may survive, should they obey her rules of sanitation.  However, those above 50 – particularly the very elderly are at considerable risk and likely vulnerable.  Seniors already suffering a host of continuous ailments are most at risk.  Mother Nature seems to have considered their further suffering as unnecessary and it is time for them to say ‘good-bye’!

            In fact, she has been very fair: She urges all to be with their families for some time.  She also insists that we wash our hands many times with soap and/or sanitize, in order to keep away from contracting the virulent virus.  Close down those businesses that are not essential.  Trend and urge for traveling and touring be stopped forthwith and the merry-go-round of all nature should stop; she orders!

Indiscriminately Treatment 

            Mother Nature prompts that there is no justification in treating any country or nation as different from the other, be it rich or poor, large or small, powerful or innocent.  It does not matter what political system or ideology they belong to.  Just treat everyone alike, without discrimination.   She does not care about what religion they belong, or what language they speak: whether they are economically strong or technically and technologically vibrant or otherwise.  That is what Mother Nature tells us in her hour of threatening and warning. She insists that the world of humans forget their differences and emerge with corrective behavior in unison, without creating discrimination, killing her pets, or causing pollution.  She wishes that with the Covid-19 now in operation, Mankind would look back at its mistaken behavior and adopt a corrective pattern of life as warned.

Venture to Suggest

            Let us give Mother Nature as well as ourselves an unusual break, as never before…..!

            It is suggested that the world be shut-down for One Month, every year.  This month of April should be the best to start with.  Now, that the whole world is experimenting with continued shut-downs, it would be easy to adapt it universally to shut-down the world during the month of April, henceforth.  In fact, it should be the best month universally, as it is the month in which both hemispheres enjoy similar temperatures. The idea is not to take it in the form of a usual vacation as such, but observe the same corrective behaviors that the world is engaged in today, in this present month of April.  Let us re-live the present trends such as (but, not limit them to):

            *Abstain from killing any sentient being  (Animal) –  the pets of Mother Nature

            *Stop all operations that cause nasty pollution to the environment: never again rape Mother Nature

*Change the concept of Human Rights Slogan to be in par with Animal Rights, as they, too, cannot be denied their Right to Live.  Man will not be allowed to deny this right any further.

            *No traveling or touring the vicinity of the world at large

            *Everyone should confine to their homes, the whole month

            *No driving cars or riding bicycles

            *No touring in Buses, Trains or Air travel and Shipping tours or Canoeing in lakes, rivers or waterways.

            *Close all factories and workshops

            *No merry-making and partying outside home or with invitees or neighbours

            *Work from home where possible: others may get their vacation of leave (if any)

            *Prevail upon the United Nations to DELETE regulations on Human Rights  as

             At today and amend it suitably with Right to Live (All Sentient Beings included)

 UNHRC may change as UNCRL (United Nations Commission on Right to Live)

            These suggestions may not be easily digested by the world leaders, entrepreneur folks, and many factory owners the world over on the premise that their economy would breakdown.  Even state and other co-operate sectors may also not find solace in this type of shutting down an entire month from the year’s calendar of production and labour. There is no doubt that a bit of sacrifice is an essential feature in the context briefly laid down in this article in view of understanding the danger that Mankind may have to face again, since Mother Nature is in her path to eliminate the polluter and rapist from the face of the Earth, without further warning or soft-paddling the inherent, merciless Human Nature. Next possible thunder-bolt shall be a devastating last thrash and the world shall be completely rid of the incorrigible part. 

            Conclusively, in the next possible attack episode of Mother Nature, which would be much more severe, and if by some good fortune, Man may still survive her wrath, the economic impact the world may have to bear would be unimaginable.  But, if the world now considers remedial measure(s) for future guidance and safety in some form of averting/correcting the present human behavior against Mother Nature, the next generation may be in a position to face the music in a still better manner, with this experience.

            Human Nature’s behavior should change today for future survival.  It is a must…..!