MOTHER NATURE

One chilly night of these winters when the whole nature went to sleep so early… I was working on my computers…It was too late so I decided to go to sleep. As I landed on my bed, I heard someone coughing.. It seemed that an old lady was coughing severely.. I thought grand mama in the neighborhood might be not well.. The very next morning I asked my neighbors what happened to grand mama?? Is everything alright? They told me she was not in the city.. She went to her daughter’s house in a nearby place.. I thought may be someone else is not well…

This night when I shelved all my work, I again heard that coughing sound…

Next day I asked my family members but they didn’t hear any such sound.

Neither my neighbors nor the watchmen of our colony hear something like that..

Now I was tensed… Thinking do ghosts exists..?? I covered myself in the blanket to avoid any type of such thoughts I started reading a spiritual book… But to my surprise …I again hear that sound.. This time coughing went too long and it was now growing severe…like any Asthmatic patient does..

I thought its enough now. Someone might be playing prank on me.. I got off my bed.. Opened the window.. The sound was coming from my garden side.. It was so clear and so near that I got scared once.. But collecting lots of guts I opened the door walked towards garden.. My heart was beating so fast that I could hear my own heart beats…

Oh….it was so scary……. And what I saw scared me even more.. I saw an old lady sitting on bench of the garden and coughing and coughing..

With lots of courage I put my shivering hands on her shoulder and asked politely “who are you grandmother??  Why don’t you take something for your well-being...”

 She said in a shivering voice: “I AM YOUR MOTHER………”

I SAID “My mother?? What a joke??”

She said “I am mother of all of you… each and every one.. Humans, animals birds , plants. everyone looking at my questioning eyes. she continued saying… I am mother Mother-Nature..”

I asked her, “why you are coughing so much and why you are not audible and visible to all??”

She replied,” I am audible and visible to all.. But no one wants to listen me and look at my deteriorating face.. People with good heart and pure soul can only talk to me…”

I asked,” Why can’t you heal yourself?? How can I help you??”

She told,” Just make the people aware, all or some, about my degrading health.. You tell them about growing pollution, cutting trees, excess use of limited sources of energy… Control it by planting more and more trees and don’t cut them.. Use renewable source of energies fuel.. or find other alternatives. Keep your surroundings clean.. throw waste materials into dustbins…………

Only by making your society aware of these things you can help me…”

That night I promised her to help her.. The next morning I got up and realized that it was just a dream… But after giving it another thought I decided to keep my promise and for that reason I shared my experience with you…

Do you promise me to take care of degrading health of Mother Nature..??

If not then be ready to listen someone coughing in the nights out of your home………

By :-

SWAPNA SHARMA.

DATE:-

13/2/2011.