I got to see the Fireworks in Seattle last month. It was colorful evening and hundreds of thousands of citizens of the city enjoyed the fireworks. It was first time for me to see the event like this. While the fireworks went keep going for an hour I was thinking of the people who are lacking basic day to day needs, those who lacked education opportunities, those who had no electricity, no transport means, no communication facilities and so on........... The resources used for an hour event could have made a village equipped with basic facilities. I tried to relate and compare the resources.......
Last week there was another similar event, The Blue Angels show........ burning fuel for an hour by half a dozen crafts. I do not want to just focus on the event but when we observe the back side of each events there has been more resources used than in front. Its really amazing to see how these events are organized and its impact over people. Are these sustainable activities and approaches that we are taking in the 21st century............ Do we lack understanding of how many millions of people are suffering from hunger today............... What kind of education are we trying to deliver........or have gained to think about the future as human beings.. Are we the best animal in earth still? How long will our superiority last among the animals?
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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