Common mistake of almost all
religions is that they presented religious founders with superhuman abilities. They
thought people would care for one another if someone with superhuman abilities
told them to be good. This has been proved wrong repeatedly because people
would feel ‘He can say whatever he feels like, he is superhuman whereas we are
puny human beings.’ It is like gold trying to inspire iron saying: ‘Look at me,
and learn from me: I never rust out.’ On the contrary, if an iron piece remains
intact, this can inspire other iron pieces.
Setting aside one day as “Earth
Day” is good (as being celebrated today). But it is like a sparrow trying to
fly against a storm. The world seems to be losing even collective common sense.
For example, as people were meeting in the world climate change conference
COP19 in Warsaw, scientists in New Zealand were discovering proof that the
weakening of the earth’s crust following a massive earthquake, was due to
climate change. Researchers also claim that Typhoon Haiyan which destroyed the
Island of Tacloban in the Philippines, also happened for the same reasons.
It seems we have become so
selfish and blind to the outcome of our actions, that we are unable to see the
effect taking place right in front of our very eyes! How much proof do we need
to realize that damaging Mother Earth to this extent is like committing our own
suicide? On “February 4, 2016, daily CO2
levels at the Mauna Loa Observatory had rocketed to 405.66 parts per million.” (http://robertscribbler.com/tag/co2/) At this rate, it would take
only a few years for the CO2 levels to reach the dreaded milestone of 450 ppm. “If
we wanted to be prudent about this we shouldn't have let it go over 350.” (http://www.npr.org/2013/05/10/182029983/dangerous-territory-carbon-dioxide-levels-reach-iconic-high/)
No wonder religions are called "Babylon The Great" as they presented superhuman teachers and made commercial gains out of it whereas people, in general, did not bother to care for others or even for the mother earth.
