Pandemic Lessons
“The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong. To be alienated from this community is to become destitute in all that makes us human. To damage this community is to diminish our own existence.” — Thomas Berry. Perhaps Thomas Berry really connected with Mother Nature in depth and had tried to educate his fellow human beings through his writings but somehow or rather we did not hear, left alone listen to his words of wisdom. Then again, he was not the only one screaming to the world. Instead there were many others who were warning us. Many individuals who walked from different walks of life came at different times to educate us. Example of some famous names include Kahlil Gibran, Thich Nhat Hanh, John Keats, Wangari Maathai, Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Vandana Shiva, Naseeruddin Shah, Jane Goodall, Leonardo Dicaprio, Greta Thunberg, Licypriya Kangujam and the list can go on. At times, we do not give Mother Nature much of choice, do we? Well, as we always say a ...