I haven’t read any related to sustainability lately. Then, I remember a local incident, which can be worth sharing. Disclaimer: This story isn’t about praising any religion or deity. Please do read this from a scientific and environmental perspective/lens rather than a religious one.
I live in a suburban and there is a village near by. There was a dead end road. Obviously, it becomes the unofficial spot for dumping the waste. Imagine the dead end like T shaped intersection, with trash been thrown at point where the two lines meet.
The local people, tried various methods to clean this mess. They started with a polite warning in Tamil asking people not to litter any further. Nothing happened. Then, they wrote harsh warnings even with some curse words. They failed yet. This made reduced the littering but the issue remained.
So, they finally pooled their money and built a small temple at the intersection. Surprisingly, this action transformed the area so clean. This made me reflect on the power of conditioning. Presence of temple created a sense of discipline and respect where the previous methods fails to achieve.
I wonder, if we were to conditioned in the similar way on waste management as well. Like knowing to separate the biodegradable, non degradable, single use plastics and more into the respective bins.
I often think of a scene from Young Sheldon, where he (Sheldon) explains to his mother how gravity and electromagnetic force are working precisely so that the earth and the universe are not collapse. Just like a person (GOD) has a remote to control everything. I don’t want to go into the topic of God. We may not have the answers on the existence of god also, yet find value in the lessons and disciplines these beliefs they bring in.
The principles of respect and discipline existed for centuries. It find it intriguing how deeply ingrained practices, results in cleaner environment. When it is only for good for the people and surrounding not the other the around. But, the plastics are modern invention right? May be, we need modern solutions combined with these to bring better results.
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