Every festival is a reminder of togetherness, fun, food, celebration and at least one environmental problem! It\u2019s funny that we become conscious about the growing water scarcity only during Holi, and noise\/air pollution only during Diwali. These days, of course, Shadu Mati Ganpati tops the chart!<\/p>\n
Well, to be honest, I too am guilty as charged! Though, in my defense, activism is my second name \u2013 and I do not need a festival to kindle that side of me. (No, that\u2019s not the only reason why I have such less friends.)<\/p>\n
Earlier we used to live frugally, and hence festivals were an expression of celebration and life, and thus, so lavish! Now, we read a couple of listicles on Buzzfeed, get inspired and spend every moment like it\u2019s the last moment of our life \u2013 of course, till our resources last and then we fall back on the ground, and how! We spend every day like there is no tomorrow \u2013 which is exactly what they said, figuratively! But we Humans are an expert in making everything into as convenient as it can get!<\/p>\n
Last week I stumbled upon a video that compared the popularity of an urgent and important environmental issue with that of Taylor Swift\u2019s legs! Nope, that is not a typo! As bizarre as it sounds, the video made more sense than any walking-talking-breathing creature next to you right now! What it rightly sums up is that we are tired of being told how to live, what to do, how to celebrate \u2013 we are all trying to be our best anyway day after day, and this sort of creates a lot of pressure! Wait, what?<\/p>\n
But the truth is even if we stop human activities from putting any more greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere tomorrow, we\u2019re still going to have a rough ride. We\u2019re not even surprised anymore when there\u2019s flooding somewhere at a time of the year when they\u2019ve never got floods before. Unpredictable is the new predictable. Umm, I am not sure if that made sense, but why, me making sense is also tad-bit unpredictable.<\/p>\n
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Going green isn\u2019t just a gimmick. With mountains of evidence behind our planet\u2019s climate change, the green movement has exploded over the last decade, but saving the planet isn\u2019t the only reason go green. I mean if we don\u2019t save the planet Earth and give it all the love and affection it needs right now, even Taylor Swift\u2019s legs are endangered! Think about it. The problem is graver than it looks at the face of it!<\/p>\n
As easy as it can be to believe, we do NOT live in our own world. We share this one. I am saying all of this at the cost of sounding too preachy but we only have one chance to get it right. We all share responsibility for the planet. (Please don\u2019t stop hanging out with me, my dear leftover friends!)<\/p>\n
PS: Ganeshji toh maati ke hone chahiye, POP ka toh culture bhi hai!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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