Keep telling the stories of the Old Testament
The rest of the old Shajar is with us.
~Tahir Faraz
There is a photo of the Chandni Chowk area in Delhi. In the picture, there is a path paved with red stones. There is a car parked on the sidewalk next to the path. On the roof of the car, part of an old tree that suddenly collapsed can be seen. There are people standing around it. nearby. Is there anything surprising about seeing this? The answer is – no, and I’ll tell you the reason behind this “no”. The first thought that comes to your mind after seeing this photo, and maybe I started thinking too, I was in awe of that shiny car, what went wrong… This shouldn’t happen. Without thinking, I captured the photo first with my eyes and then with my camera. I spent a long time thinking about whose fault it was that the trees fell down and the car owners suffered losses.
- Did the tree fall on the car?
- Is the owner at fault for owning the car?
- Parked the car in the wrong place?
- Is there an oversight in the traffic management system?
- Is the local government irresponsible?
- Or is that old tree that has provided people with various conveniences over the years misplaced?
As my eyes fell on the platform built around the trunk of the tree, all of these things echoed in my mind and I began to think about the condition of the tree. At the same time, a thought came to my mind and I smiled to myself. I wonder if that tree still remembers that the contractor who won the contract to build the platform also drove here to inspect it?
How do trees survive in such conditions?
Chandni Chowk, a new road built in front of the Red Fort after spending tens of millions of rupees to renovate it, is paved with red sandstone tiles. Colorful flower pots can be seen on the roadside. The stone benches made for tired feet have disappeared. The electrical wires are all underground, and on top of that, gutters will hopefully run underneath. There are sidewalks on both sides of Redstone Road, and the structure of the tree that destroyed the car is located on this sidewalk. A tile platform has been built under the trunk of the tree. So how can the bird that provides us with clean oxygen be able to breathe on its own? Perhaps the result of this is that the greenery is gone and only the structure is left, crumbling and causing trouble for car owners.
Control changes?
The world is changing every day. We notice changes in what happens in our daily lives immediately, but these changes occur gradually over time. There are many changes in our lives that suddenly catch our attention and shock us. There are two main types of change – natural change and man-made change. Human nature believes that these two changes are based on necessity and convenience. If you want to do so, ban it. If you say something is inconvenient or unnecessary, it should be abolished or left. to your own device. That is, we develop a definition of good and bad change and begin to try to establish control over what we consider good changes based on our needs. But can we use our will to deal with every change in the face of natural blows?
One picture sums up “the purpose of the world”
We play a lot of these games at Maz for worldly needs and this trend has not stopped and we are continuing along this path and thriving. But what we leave behind only comes to mind for a short time. The way the idea came about was still limited to just one picture.
Caught in a web of repairs, renovations and modernizations for a dazzling world equipped with technology, we try to appear successful, but the question is, are we really successful? If so, will you find solace in this success? When forests are destroyed to launch a project, trees in the way are cut down, while concrete roads are built to make cities dust-free, and nature is played with in a process of so-called market transformation. , we should also remember its consequences.
We no longer see huge trees in the residential areas around us. We have reached the point where we expect to get our oxygen from the small potted plants on our apartment balconies and house yards. We may no longer have the habit of breathing in the open air, for which we must muster the courage. The environment has become so harsh that we wear masks on our faces and have glass on our cars, losing the natural glow.
Data raises questions
According to the “Natural Sustainability Journal”, a study conducted by researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark through satellite images stated that in just three years from 2019 to 2022, about 5.8 million adult (weight) trees were lost in Indian farmland. trees. Of such trees observed by satellite between 2010 and 2011, 11% were not observed between 2018 and 2022, leading the researchers to conclude that these trees have disappeared.
The issue of felling of trees in the Delhi Ridge area of the national capital has been brought before the Supreme Court. The court also challenged the Delhi government’s permission to cut down more than 400 trees.
Released in June this year toy a report The Uttar Pradesh government has reportedly told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that over 33,000 fully mature trees will be felled for the 111-km-long Kanwar Marg project across Ghaziabad, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar. According to reports, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has given permission to the state government to fell 1.10 lakh trees and plants for the project in three districts. Thereafter, the court, acting on suo motu’s opinion, sought details of the trees to be felled from the chief conservator of forests, the ministry, the public works department and DMs of the three districts.
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If public or government decisions cause harm to nature, then this is a concern for people around the world who want clean air. After witnessing various incidents like ancient trees falling on cars in the Chandni Chowk area, people should not pass by in silence. After seeing such a scene, we should think about what kind of world are we creating?