Home...Sweet home

I recently watched a documentary movie 'HOME' from the spotlight of youtube. Not many will have the patience to watch that movie. Hence, I decided to write a blog with that movie as base and with the digested, interpreted and projected view of mine on the core theme of the movie. It was a visual treat to watch the movie, which, in my personal opinion is a 'must watch' for every human being. The movie is packed with some unseen and absorbingly pleasant scenes of mother earth. It gives a brief history of formation of earth and creatures on her. Then, the bitter truth of the exploitation and abuse of her by homo sapiens is evidently portrayed. It was a shame to know that our planet formed over 4.5 billion years was irresponsibly corrupted by us in just 200, 000 years. OK wait, I am not a green activist, who is going to advice you to stop using plastic from tomorrow because we know that it is one of the significant sector employing at least half a billion people around the world. So, the tranformation towards any correction has to be seemless and gradual; recycling is an option and also as consumer you have the power and intelligence to slowly shift the demand to eco friendly products.

Water is becoming less accessible and non-usable to human community. Do you know that one out of the four major rivers no longer reach the ocean? Also, I am not a great fan of integration of rivers, because as you disturb the natural veins of the earth, you are disturbing the plates and planting the seed for a devastating earthquake for your next generation. Lets learn to live with the 'natural' nature and not foolishly try to nurture her and thats what she teaches us with the occassioanal aggressions. Now, 80% of earth's resources are accessed and exploited by just 20% of the population. Be it any resource of nature, a consious and fair usage are crucial and yeah, shifting to renewable sources of energy would be a great advantage for the generations to come because you can never provide a stimulus package to reverse natural's recession. Global warming is no longer just a 'topic' to be discussed by a set of U.N. people in a closed conference room. It is already affecting you and me through the climatic changes. Antartica is melting, Wisconsin is becoming an Antartica :) and chennai is becoming Sahara :). Global warming, if left unattented now, one-fourth of species of the earth will become extinct by 2050 or earlier, well within the horizon of our life time and can potentially displace millions of lives. The movie ends with a showing of resolution and measures taken by various countries in realization of this and the ways to make earth survive for more years. You can decide your own penny to the contribution of this cause, which can make earth survive one more minute than it can now. Even an awareness can be a good first step.

If not for the heavy message conveyed in the movie, it can be watched for the delightful scenaries shown and you would be amazed to see such places. I believe that there is heaven and it is on earth. It is upto us to postpone 'was' in the previous statement.

As suggested by my friend, adding the link to the movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU

PS: I know that this first blog was with a heavy message. Like Director Sankar, I am bouncing back with a lighter one for the next. To be released soon :)