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A picture
A textbook in my school has a picture of a beautiful goldfish in a transparent pot of water.The pot has a tap at the bottom which is slightly open and so the water drips out.
Just a pictorial drawing, not even a photo.Yet, even at my age I tend to search for that page to see if the fish is safe or if the water has diminished...
I laugh at myself and then I think- aren't we in that fish's position?
Trees drying up
All around us we see acres and acres of dried up coconut trees. The ones that aren't dried up yet seem to be struggling in the battle for life. Other trees have dried up too but because they are spaced apart it takes time to get our attention.
Yet on deeper thought, these trees shouldn't have been here.They are meant for the sea shore and river beds. Men have planted them here for commercial reasons.Until now the rains helped us in time. So we didn't notice it. They consume a dinosaurs' share of water while we look at each other in fear : the fear of our water sources drying up.
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Animals dying
Yesterday the papers said that our forest animals had started dying due to the drought and so the officials were thinking of building artificial water holes for them.
The legal process and then the practical process : its just that the existing animals must survive until then.
The clock ticks and temperatures soar. Yet it is only March. Winter's breadth of farewell is still upon us. April and then May. The ultimate test of survival.
Uncertain future
Some States (of India) had rain . And even floods. There was some talk of linking rivers. But again governments may change (elections are nearing). Who knows who will win? And what policies they will follow. Which groups will they favour?
Who will the survivors be?
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