‘What seems to us as Bitter trials are often Blessing in Disguise’ – Oscar Wilde
October 2nd, the day celebrated all across World as ‘International Day of Non-Violence‘. And in India as – ‘Gandhi Jayanti‘ birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Father of Nation, whose vision, hard work & passion shown our path to achieve freedom. As a Nation, we are progressing towards the mighty goal of new paradigms & success stories. Thankful to his teachings & blessing. This 2nd October 2017; brought confusion, doubts & complications for Mumbaikars (residents of Mumbai).
Deadline – A Curse or Blessing in Disguise
We were given a DEADLINE till 2nd October 2017, to segregate our household WASTE as wet & dry. T.V. advertorials, NGO initiatives, PMO’s announcements have been spreading awareness to learn segregation. Most of us read it in morning newspapers, saw it on televisions. Appreciate the thought & forget about it later. Same happened in this maximum city. We were told to start segregating or take care of your garbage YOURSELF. I call it Blessing at the right time 🙂
Hassled by confusion, rounds of meetings took place around localities to push the deadline. Or pursue administration to take back such citizen hostile circular. Like so many others even I was waiting for 2nd October with mixed emotions. Just 24 hours before the Deadline; we received our society’s circular stating –
“SEGREGATE your waste as – WET/DRY COMPULSORILY.’
Compulsion or a Blessing of better Future
The circular brought a smile to my face; why do we always need a whip to understand our social responsibility/duty? A growing economy brings many opportunities to our doorsteps. Not to forget what we are loosing as the human race. Greenery is scarce in a city like Mumbai and many more. Air Purifiers have become the need of an hour. Bronchitis, asthma, skin diseases, deadly viruses are introduced in routine life. Online, offline campaigns screaming about ‘Keep your CITY Clean’. Roads are still littered with plastic waste, beach fronts are eyesores. Drains clogged thanks to our – ‘throw it away‘ style of in house cleaning.
Thank goodness that many schools are imbibing conscience learning in kids today. Our little ones are more aware of their responsibilities than us. A blessing for bright & safer future.
Nature’s warning
Recurrent flash floods are red beacons to learn better ways of being responsible. Seasonal changes, untimely rains, unexpected weather conditions are few more too the worry. The scarcity of water is just the beginning of later wars. When nature is showing all the symptoms; it’s up to us which we consider first.
What seems like a bitter pill, will give us happiness in the future. A Compulsion today; will lead to better & cleaner living tomorrow. Starting with the basics of waste segregation, slowly recycle, refurbish, reuse help for sustainability. Nature gives us wholesome resources from its vastness. It’s up to us, to preserve and share same with our future generations.
I am a responsible citizen segregating daily waste in the WET/DRY category. Request all my fellow friends and readers to take a step ahead in the construction. Construction of better & sustainable future for our coming generations.
© Dipika Singh
‘This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.’
28 Comments
Loved your post! We need to act now and sadly only whip works everywhere.
Thanks a lot Neha ?? glad you like it. Yes the whip works everywhere
Awesome read !! It’s time to take few steps and make this world a better place for future generations.
Absolutely, and earlier we understand this better it is. Thank you for reading.
Amazing post…..d more we spread people might understand things better…. ???
Bahut acchi thoughtful post hai, mujhy bhi shuru se waste fekna pasand nahi, is tarah kam se kam main to safai me apna sath de rahi hu,
Ek bhi person yehi soch rakhy to bahut bada change aayega ??
I did not know about this! Will apply this and segregate now. 🙂
Small steps towards a better future is all we need, thanks for sharing such a genuine post! ?
loved your post dear…always wonderful !!! A very heartfelt and genuine!!! We need to take these small steps for a bigger change
Allthatsmom
It’s a wonderful read.. We need to small steps towards a better future
Loved reading your post its very inspiring and motivating. There is need for such small and effective steps to be taken for better future. Thanks for sharing such nice thoughts.
Thank You so much dear, glad you like it.
What a true post, we really need to get to the bottom of segregating waste. Great that it was a compulsion.
Thank you so much.
Awesome.. this is such a necessary step for creating a better and cleaner world in future
Thank you for reading
Small initiatives can make a great impact… loved the post
So many great things to think about, yet people don’t really think about it. I agree that small things that we do today can make a big difference tomorrow.. loved your post!
Such a relevant post Dipika, and the need of the hour too. Sometimes we need a jolt to bring us back to our senses and see what is going on around us. Small measures daily can lead to much bigger results in the future.
What a lovely thoughtful post. There are many things which we simply overlook! Small things do make a difference.
A good post and a great call to action.
Small steps in the right direction is all we need. Somethings are really like blessings in disguise and help us to make a difference.
Loved the post. Loved the ‘Nature’s warning’. Nature is our best friend.. sometimes we just ignore it and then repent!
Why cant we do the right thing without a warning or whiplash?
I winder thst very question.Awareness about social responsibility is much needed.
Good message that everyeone should read and start acting up. As responsible citizens & humans, we need to take care of these basics to make the place around us and the earth more sustainable.
Creating awareness about environment is everyone responsibility. And to follow them is our duty. That’s inspiring read
This is a crucial step towards a greener and healthier lifestyle. But it is possible only when we start from our own side first.
This is a perfect step to improve recycling of waste and to ensure wet waste is disposed in an ethical manner