What was left to pollute?
With her long lost glory, Yamuna is dragging herself with filth right under our nose. And who cares?
The only regret I take from WCF is not being part of the amazing AOL volunteers who day and night worked for the betterment of Yamuna and her banks. For a place that is dumped with dirt and garbage to get cleaned, levelled and ready for hosting World's biggest ever cultural event does not happen on a snap of a finger. Selfless efforts and relentless sweat of thousands have gone into it with enthusiasm, joy, care and love.
Meri Dilli Meri Yamuna was a campaign launched by AOL way before WCF to keep the river and its ecosystem clean. Who else did anything before, during or after that? Why would an organisation that has records of rejuvenating rivers throughout the Nation go and pollute a part of already dying Yamuna on which it has put in a lot of manpower since 2010....just to double its work?
There is one obvious reason for choosing Yamuna river bank as the venue of WCF - to make the nation aware of its present day condition. There is a growing attention and concern on water bodies that are close to peril. This should lead in taking practical steps towards their betterment. After all this whole universe is a play of Intention, Attention and Manifestation. That should put Yamuna on the right track, which is good. And with such a huge volunteer base AOL is already doing it.
At the same time its hard to ignore an interesting scenario that goes in parallel with the WCF built up controversies - The decline of Sonia led Grand Old Congress Party. Lately they are sinking in their own sin and time does not look so good for them. But they can't go away so easily, after all they were glued to the power throne for 60 years. They did get the taste of it. They have their seeds and roots in all facets of the society. And with media playing as the biggest source of information for a country with a billion plus population and having mutually beneficial ties for over 60 years with each other, any fact can be bent or carved or shaped as per the convenience of those with influence. And why not, after all AOL is working completely against their agenda.
AOL is reinstating a sense of unity among a diverse set of people. It is encouraging oneself to be in their own beliefs, religion and culture and yet nurture belongingness with one another. It takes up seva projects, indulges in resolving conflicts, uplifts human values, gives a direction to the wandering mind, increasing hope and confidence in people. Automatically illicit activities, crime and scams takes a back seat. This is not so familiar and favorable for our past rulers and they have to stop it at any cost. All tricks have to be tried. Make movies that mock spiritual masters, create controversies and false allegations, use the media to publicize and REPEAT. It seems to work. But how long? So much are they caught up in the bubble of cunningness and cupidity that they did not realize time and again they had only one opponent - The TRUTH!! No matter where its hidden, how much its bent and however its muted, at the end Truth only knows to triumph. Until then, I will wait and watch....of course with a smile :)
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