Coronavirus Conundrum - Nature Fights Back

Coronavirus & Our Environment!

While the World seethes under the impact of deadly coronavirus, we have no remedial measure in place. Social isolation and stay at home  are not a remedies but mitigating nonetheless that will be practiced in continuance for our well being. But even at this perilous juncture there are gaps and loopholes. Take for example people resisting isolation measures on ideological pretext. This is disastrous and inimical to our National interest and should be put to stop with a firm hand.

With thousands dying every day paradoxically in countries with advanced medical care there seems to be no end to it. In this quagmire of deadly pandemic few facts are emerging which albeit have yet to be quantified. The impact of this menace has been more in cold countries and statistics are testimony to that. In time to come more facts will emerge. 

Why heavily populated countries like India are not reeling under an impact as severe as that in Italy, Spain and US is bit hard to conjecture?

Is there a disaster in waiting for dense populations that could be an easy target for this rapidly mutating pathogen?

Perhaps rising temperatures have something to do with this low level impact in some countries. But this has not been hundred percent proven albeit many such countries are waiting for temperature to rise.   

Pandemics & Nature!

This tragedy that is holding the World in consternation is being seen as an invasive disaster shaped perhaps by evolution. But this is a myopic approach and we have to pay greater attention to the root cause of emergence of such pandemics on Earth. 

World has been subject to pandemics at regular intervals and this is no surprise. With rapidly deteriorating environment these incidences of deadly pandemics are going to hasten. And we continue to go against nature in our greed for amassing wealth by breaking rules and that too with great haste and impunity. Where this mad race for wealth creation will lead us nobody knows? But it has certainly lead to deadly Corona! And more is in offing. 

What we do not realize is that we live in a well defined environment created by a large ecosystem. Well many of us do know this but mired as we are in a material World we continue to move into the black hole.

Yes wealth accumulation precedes care for our environment, we have been given a free hand to create wealth with no holds barred, no principles. In spite of such economic disparities we have yet to realize the folly of system we have created. And there is no governing arm as  regards to illogical and irrational lifestyles in many countries. How do we put a stop to this? 

It is each for self (Nations) with abject disregard for what holes we are leaving in the process. Dependency on fossil fuels, excessive exploitation of natural resources, rabid industrialisation and infrastructure development, overflowing populations, internecine wars, economic and ideological wars, irrational lifestyles and consumptions....these are inimical to well being of our ecosystem...and we will continue to face the wrath of nature.  Our survival is in question and if this is not apocalyptical than what is? 

Uniform World Order

It is evident now we need a uniform World order, a governance and restriction mechanism which prohibits exploitation of natural wealth, prevents damage to remaining ecosystems and keeps a strict hold on exotic irrational lifestyles. 

From the denudation being carried out by emerging economies to rainforests everywhere, disastrous mining projects and the wet markets in countries like China the latter are a confirmed source of zoonotic disease.  At this juncture we need to halt and think rationally. We need to free ourselves of this disastrous quagmire by a paradigm shift.     

We are well aware of race for amassing wealth, no one country is ever going to listen but nevertheless we can pinpoint the disasters in making and stem the rot at least in some of these instances.  

Most of the World bodies are defunct or not functioning to peak levels. What we need are globally effective, strong punitive and isolating measures such that any environmentally damaging continuance would come to a stop. This may appear to be impractical and irrational to some but this is the way ahead in order find a way out of this quagmire we have landed ourselves into. 

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CoronaVirus! A Lesson To Be Learned!

Conservation Ethos - Vedic Culture 

States that lack conservation ethos are certainly addicted to food which many of us will abhor and consider it bizarre and atrocious. In India we have been lucky in that the ancient Vedic Culture that still prevails among us had accorded sanctity to innumerable life forms and natural elements that play a crucial role in preserving the equilibrium of the environment that sustains life on a Earth. 

Rivers, trees, animals, birds are accorded sanctity status in Hindu Pantheon as well, hence the preservation of our wilderness is still impressive in spite of the global race for rabid development and rising demand for exotic life form derivatives. This concept of nature worship which many find irrational and illogical would now seem to make sense to them after this disease outbreak.

Nature Worship

Hope nature worship now becomes acceptable globally or at least accorded due consideration...it is just according equity to important life forms and natural elements. Hope it does brings forth a realization for we do not survive in isolation like in case of an ecosystem. It is not necessary to attain nirvana, at least by respecting other life forms we will sustain ourselves for eternity. 

The Earth is a supreme ecosystem and a web of life in which all life forms and natural elements are closely interlinked and a break would be disastrous. The global warming is creating havoc among us and still we fail to realize. Sustainable practices are need of the hour.        

Pandemics

We have already experienced Ebola Virus, SARs, Avian Influenza and so many others... The Coronavirus is the latest threat, and it will be quite some time before we are able to tackle this pandemic effectively.  Many of these disease causing pathogens are here to stay and we have to learn to avoid and tackle them whenever they strike for some a vaccine will be as good a cure. 

Consuming wild animals, birds and insects poses a greater threat of infection by pathogens that we have difficulty in overcoming. In short our immunity system is not strong enough to face foreign microorganism that prevail within our systems especially in case of consumption of life forms which we do not consume on regular basis.

But this is less so of vegetable matters however distant from our daily diets, nevertheless they too can prove poisonous and could carry pathogens that can be a threat to life. However little evidence prevails regarding this hence no need to conjecture about exotic floral elements. This is a proven fact and not vegan chauvinism.

TCM

The Chinese System of Medicine (TCM) is based more on animal products unfortunately comprising of our wild brethren. The rampant consumption has posed a severe threat to many species and they are on the verge of extinction, the tiger is one of them and so are the pangolins for example. 

It is not just the TCM in which exotic life forms are consumed...they are consumed in many countries but to a lesser extent.  These practices are based on chimerical effect of animals parts on health and vigour. But the malady continues in most part of the World. It is not only this, in some countries wild animal parts are considered as delicacies and consuming is a status symbol among the rich.

Ayurveda

Fortunately Ayurveda is based more on herbal products and natural elements in form of minerals. Though wild animals are consumed for food and medicine in our country too the practice is almost negligible. This is thanks to the Vedic Culture and the Wildlife Protection Act so wisely instituted to preserve nature as whole in India. 

Our Diet

This calls for a more disciplined consumption of animal protein through livestock and total abstinence from wild animals, birds, reptiles and insects.  Though vegetarianism seems to be the answer but it is not practical since animal protein is essential for our well being. And the prices of vegetable skyrocketing in developing countries could be real till sustainable production is achieved.  

In India we consume animal protein in rational amounts, and balance our diet with vegetable matter to remain healthy. Now there are more and more advocates of this kind of diet where meat consumption is limited.

If human race has to survive long with health and wellness intact we need to rethink our pattern of consumption and this is imperative. Wild matter should be completely prohibited as our Wildlife Protection Act advocates. This will not only help in preserving our environment and  also save us from apocalypse.