Modernization Has Cost Us More Than We Could Have Ever Allowed – The Pace Of Human's Annihilation Is Slow But Inevitable

In the blindness of embracing modernization, we have virtually forgotten one and very impertinent issue of whether or not the modernization would lead catastrophic result in the long run.

Though the post hardly relates to mine sounding agitated against modernization (which I am absolutely not), yet the pace of modernization what I have experienced in the journey of life has forced me contemplate these questions. There were times when my verdant village used to be source of unexplainable well-being with people living healthy and robust. Everywhere to what extent the eyesight expand its range, there was nothing but greenish environment, atmosphere and ambiance seemed to be so pristine, godly and utterly magnificent.

My grandfather told me story regarding his one of the adventurous hunting expeditions. In his usual pompous, deep-pitched sonorous voice, grandpa narrated his hunting expedition to which, he along with few henchmen, were outnumbered by wild animals. The beasts were almost to eat them all up raw had the reinforcement from neighboring villages not intervened forcing the beast run for life.

The essence is, those were the days when we had density of forests, everywhere seemed to be enveloped under the canopy of nature's environment. There were wild animals roaming freely in the jungle. Can you imagine the thrill of those days?

With introduction of modernization has also accompanied underlying sinister deathblow to the once verdant villages that my grandpa and people of his age witnessed. In the context of what seemed to be progressing and developing country into full-scale developed nation has never been contemplated to be sinisterly dreadful outcome in terms of deforestation and virtual elimination of the vegetation.

The village I witnessed as verdant hub with fresh air and heart-pleasing environment has now metamorphosed into almost desert-looking place. The grotesque figure of pollution which was quite an anonymous in those days is now getting murkier with each passing days.

I concur, this piece of narration conveys pathetic story of the entire world. Under the pretext of modernization, we have put our earth on danger. The human race and all creatures fostering on the earth are on the brink of annihilation. The recent NASA report has warned the world about advent of global warming saying that the global temperature is inching up formidably and has caused slowing down world economic output by 1.6%.

Unfortunately, the senseless and the dumb human beings seldom pay serious heed to this impending threat. The beauty of my village accentuated by the adornment of greenish vegetation has taken its toll just because the modernization has deforested village. Today we have railway system running across the village on track to destinations like Darbhanga and other cities of Mithilanchal, but the villages had to sacrifice its green life to welcome this modernization.

True that modernization demands sacrifice. Sometimes it renders people homeless, but most of the time, only the nature has to sacrifice. Far are not those days when human existence will be annihilated once for all. This is not a threatening call. This is a Reality. The pace of human's annihilation may seem very slow, but don’t forget its inevitable if we don’t pull up our socks NOW!!