What foot print are we leaving behind

Foot Prints left behind …

Today we live in a Modern society. A Mother living in India is able to see and talk to her daughter in US everyday through internet chat sites. From the desk of our office we are able to watch the proceeding of a seminar being held few hundred kms away through webcasting tools. At a click of a button we have access to the lessons and teachings of great minds in any field through YouTube. With a Mobile in hand you can stay in touch with anyone anytime. We can keep quoting many such innovations in the field of medicine which has helped us to lead a better life style.

But all these were possible due to the struggle of people who had burnt their midnight oil for innovating these revolutionary technologies. They have left their “Foot Print” for the next generations to live in comfort.

What are the Foot Prints that we intend to leave behind to the next generation?

Here is an interesting story which I read recently:

A Traveler was crossing a dessert and he has run out of drinking water which he was carrying. He was feeling very thirsty and has to cover a long distance to reach the next town. His body fluids started draining and he became very weak. He was afraid he could not move any further and had to die in the desert.

Suddenly he saw a deserted hand-pump at a distance. He reached the pump and saw a Jug of water near the pump and a note left behind.

“Pour the water in the Pump and operate the hand pump to get more water.  Consume as much you want and leave the Jug filled with Water”.

The Pump was very old and the traveler doubted if it will work. He thought, “ should I listen to the advice and what happens if water does not come out of the pump. Or should I drink the water in the jug which will give me the energy to reach the next town.” His logical brain suggested him to drink the water but his emotional mind suggested him to follow the instructions in the sheet of paper.

Do we face a similar situation in our life. What would you do if you were the traveler?

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While we enjoy the benefits (jug of water to drink) of the good foot prints left by our ancestors, are we going to leave behind similar good foot prints to our next generation  (leaving the jug full of water for the next traveler).

If you take the environment, we have destroyed the natural  balance by cutting trees, blasting mountains, mining minerals, extracting water, polluting the air. This has resulted in Global Warming. Our Glaciers are melting faster, the normal surface temperature is rising, rains are erratic.

What are we doing about this? What kind of an environment we are going to leave to the next generation? Who are these next generation? Are they not our Children and grand children? Are we not answerable to them?

Please ask the question : Do I have a role to play to protect my environment and leave a better one for my children.

Invariably the honest answer has to be “YES”.

 Then Let’s ACT