Thursday, March 05, 2009

Chaos Across The World????

Signs of A Troubled Time

The times that we live in is so troubled and turbulent, that I don't know what legacy we are going to pass on to our children and the next generations to come?

Look around us and we find, hatred, jealousy, malice, financial ruin, lack of jobs, insecurity, crashing banks & financial institutions, terrorism, political unrest, aggression, threats, increasing global warming, deforestation etc.

People seems to have forgotten what love and brotherhood is all about! All they are concerned about is to spread hate and bitterness around them. Giving rise to terrorism, bloodshed and rampant spread of corruption, it makes one feel that we still have the Jungle Law in the 21st century civilized world. People being reluctant to put an end to such terrible issues, politicians playing with their vote banks & making them a mere puppets in the hand of law whose reigns are in the iron gloved hands of the wealthy & affluent with lots of high grade connections & links with mafia & politics.

Financial ruin is threatening people across the globe and the crashing stocks are giving rise to the number of suicide attempts and bankruptcy rates. The recent attacks on Mumbai and Sri Lankan players in Pakistan feels like the lull before the actual storm which might be affect the geo-political balance of the sub continent and the world at large.

At the same time, we are all least bothered about the global warming or deforestation happening around us. Some of the governmental agencies and some industries are taking corrective steps to control this situation. President Obama has pledged to reduce emissions rate by 80% by 2050 and to invest $15 billion each year to catalyze private sectors to build a clean energy future. However, UN states that fast growing nations including China & India are a significant source of greenhouse gases and they don't have any preventive measures or task force setup to resolve this issue.

Where are we taking this planet to? Are we going to be extinct like the Dinosaurs or the Dodo? What are our children going to inherit? What would be Mother Earth like by the turn of this century? Is it better to be an animal or be a human? Can't we learn to co-exist?

Some questions never have an answer! Or, should it be: Let sleeping dogs lie?

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