But we re-invented ourselves;
Interpreting Wisdom as Smart - Smarter than our creator;
So, we learn our lessons … and, then, we forget … we ever forget!
The “Deluge”, typhoons, bush fires!
Cyclones, hurricanes, earthquakes!
We weather them all … and, then … We forget … we ever forget!
Pre-modern Sages warn us … Ahimsa, Brahmacharya, Satyagraha, Swadeshi …
We listen … and, then … We forget … we ever forget!
For we chase dreams … Development, First-World Status, the Moon …
And must plunder all that stands in the way … be it nature or humans …
WE ARE SMART, wielding weapons and technology …
SMARTER THAN OUR CREATOR!
Our concrete jungles, Sky-scraping apartments,
Bullet trains, rocket-speed jets, supersonic aircrafts, nuclear stealth …
‘United Nations’ Wisdom confronts us …
Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement!
Carbon Footprints, COPs 1- 25, MDGs … Sustainable Development by 2030!
But by “roll call” time, we have opted out … these tough options prevent pursuit of our dreams! And, so … We forget … we ever forget!
Post-modern Saints and Prophets call us:
Laudato Si … Ecological Metanoia … Global Inequality …
This year 2020 … 50th Anniversay of World Earth Day and
5th Anniversary of Laudato Si …with the theme: Everything is Connected
Before we could forget again …
Overnight …
We are stopped in our tracks by a micro sequence of genetic material -
Coronavirus !!
We quickly learned a new vocabulary …
LOCKDOWN, Hand- washing, Masks, Social &Physical Distancing …
YES, we are SMART … we side-stepped into Digital Presence …
The Internet, Zoom calls, higher speeds, 5G …
Increasing Carbon Footprints by virtual routes…
Will we remember this time round at last?
Or will we need a more piercing reminder from Mother Earth?
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