Can the Earth still be saved ?

MEN WITH MASK

Amid the unprecedented coronavirus global lockdown, scenes worthy of a Disney film have emerged; from swans gliding through the now-clear canals of the Ganga and Yamuna to blue skies over Delhi where the air is usually choked with smog. The rare and mature dolphins are seen splashing the water at Kolkata where the toiling ships are  customarily harboured. Now, with a soaring number of flamingos fluttering over the city of Mumbai, the ever boisterous town with humans has become a mini boisterous sanctuary.

'Nature has set the reset button' is one sentiment doing the rounds on social media at the moment. Most recently, locals in the Indian region of Jalandhar in Punjab have been tweeting photos of the Himalayas from more than 120 miles away; now visible for the first time in 30 years following a drop in air pollution.

Earlier, the air was choked with pollution, but now its clear with no ‘men with mask’ to take a deep breath without hesitation and restriction.

Earlier, we didn’t have time to meet each other, but now ‘men with mask’ have ample time with no possibilities for a get together.

Earlier, humans were sprinting behind work, but now the work follows ‘men with mask’ to their home proving even work from home would work.

Earlier, pails were empty because of polluted Ganga, but now several pails stay untouched because ‘men with mask’ are locked down as per the agenda.

A welcome silver lining to an otherwise doom-filled scenario. Nature has expressed its wish and has tutored us what it expects. 

But how long will it sustain ???

Can the earth still be saved ???