Access to the Natural World

The healing power of nature has been discussed since centuries, patients who were able to see green spaces from their windows made a more rapid recovery from any sort of ailment than those facing a concrete building. Doctors have started prescribing conservation work and outdoor activity as part of the treatment. Even a stressful day can turn out into a beautiful relaxed one if you have a 10minute walk in a nearby park.

If there were no release of stress from your body and mind, it would ultimately end up on your family and if you have children this would in turn affect their mental ability leading to low self-esteem and depression. At least think of the future generation in your actions, lets not tie them down. Or let not anyone tie them down! Set them free and let’s make a better world for them.

People who suffer from environmental injustice (poor quality housing, polluted atmosphere, run-down environments) are much more vulnerable to a host of health problems such as respiratory diseases, skin allergies and last of all mental health disorders which is what I am talking about.

Natural and psychological well-being is the mantra of this decade. People all over the world are tied down to cities, to their careers and bank accounts!! I have to say this because 1 in 4 suffers from depression, when I see some of the so-called depressed people I wonder, what are they depressed about? They are healthy, have a career, have a family, then what’s going wrong? Any answers? I think we should all think of the most vulnerable human being on this planet who is struggling to put up a plate of food/ water in front of him/ her, when in times of depression. Maybe wander around the world for a break, I mean not physically, close your eyes and have a wander around!

Meditation in a room that is unfurnished, just yourself and a small scented candle can do wonders and can pep up your lost agility. A solitary walk by the river or beach, a few calm early morning hours in the woods or even quiet surveillance of the starlit sky can lift up your spirit. Or extreme solitude in a jungle in a tree house can definitely do wonders. Don’t ask me which jungle!! These are just some thoughts from me to you, which might help us through the bad days!

Or in a nutshell, we all need to come out of the four concrete walls where we live and work and explore the wonders of nature and its healing power. Btw, I volunteer for a conservation group every weekend and I have to say the healing power is amazing, the fresh air that you breathe, in the morning, the stillness of the surroundings, the same kind of people that you meet, the teamwork where there is no competition, everything is relaxed and that sip of tea which gives you immense pleasure during the tea break with some chocolate biscuits. I bet you, you will never get that pleasure anywhere in the world!

Emotional capacities, spiritual capacities all originate from the nature. So lets all start worshipping the trees and birds and animals. This is for those who haven’t yet started worshipping!! And would you be ready for some conservation volunteering? That is in your community……

Lets be thankful and cheerful and happy for being blessed with the things we have around us.

Evolution at its best!

The University of Sheffield, UK, has reported birds evolving in tune to the urban development! Isn’t this great news? So we all have to just sit back and evolve!! Is that what you are saying Mother Nature?

Birds have started switching their morning chores to the twilight zone! Instead of their morning singing sessions in the morning, they are doing night shows! The research states that, this is due to the morning hustle and bustle which normally starts at 5am, and during night times its quiet and fully lit up with billboards and fluorescent lamps, mimicking the daylight zone, so they have switched their chores to night time! Poor souls!

Can you imagine human beings evolving over the centuries? Homo sapiens with huge trunks like elephants to suck fresh air or maybe even fighting for fresh air! Adapting wings to get over with the rush hour traffic! Or even kangaroo legs to sped fast through the footpaths! Extra set of arms to perform different tasks as in multi-tasking which is one of the requisites of these days!! Extra pairs of ears for your mobile to answer calls, iPod - to unwind from the mad world, mobile conferencing on the move, and of course you don’t need one for switching off from the public!! Extra pair of eyes to concentrate on your work and other chores!! I would leave that your imagination! For all these to function properly, we would of course need extra CPU’s, yes, I am talking about that intelligent bit, the brain! Extra heads! Done! And moving on to the digestive system now, food that automatically gets ingested just by waving your hand over the food, wouldn’t that be nice? This is because the lunch hour has been shrunk from an hour to half an hour, or maybe even because of flexitime (more money for more working hours!). Not sure about the rest of the digestion process! I’m trying to paint a picture of this sort, painting as in canvass painting, hope I would get it right! It would definitely look like some kind of alien, no doubt!

So, are we all evolving into aliens? Do we sit back and relax? Do we let CO2 emissions and pollution and the whatnots carry on? Join in the debate.

The Damage...spare a thought....

To begin with......Welcome to my world of environment......here I would get to meet people and share my view points as well as accept your view points from which I could improve my knowledge if unknown to me.....a little poem from me to start with.....

The pain is killing; the pain is torture,
What I’ve done, what I’ve done……
Karma or fate or destiny as you may call it….
The Clashing of personalities….
The Clashing of Cultures…
The Clashing of Countries…..
The Clashing of Religions…..
The Clashing of Genes (hidden and forbidden)
Like an eagle I fly above,
Watching the deeds of Homo sapiens
Tongue tied and helpless…..
For the damage is done…….
Earn a living and lead a happy life for……
In a span of 100years, we are dead and gone….
Let’s join hands and lend a helping hand……
Leave something for the future generations……
Watch your actions day and night….
For every wrong move there’s a reaction…
It’s high time to switch to the word ‘Karma’
Open your hearts and minds…
Think of this whole world as ‘One’
The pain is killing; the pain is torture….
What I’ve done, what I’ve done……

I am reading a book called the “Revenge of Gaia”~ James Lovelock, it’s just the aftermath, as I reached halfway through!!! A good read for anyone interested in non-fiction.

And a song from Linkin Park which suits the context....its beautiful....to all LP fans out there......enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjBZh-yRmkc#