Okay, I know this is a garden blog. But, why am I into gardening, spending long hours in the sun which is turning my soft fair skin into rough, wrinkled skins? Why am I on my knees and hands weeding out the weeds, digging and tilling soils, playing with earthworms and doing all the housekeeping in my garden? It's not because I want to become healthy as gardening is one of the best exercise; I can join one of the infinite exercise, gym, clubs and yoga places around my house; we also have a treadmill in the house. I am not gardening myself because I can't afford all those landscape companies. I am not trying to show off but we are very well-established with highest degrees of education one can get. If we want, we can ask those landscaping and other such companies to come to our house everyday and fix everything in the garden.
I am into gardening because I care about our beautiful world and the awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping natural beauty she provides to us. So, taking care of my garden, by composting, planting, I feel like I am taking care of my mother world who just provides for us but does not demand anything back from us. It is the only and little thing that I can do for.
I am into gardening because I am extremely concerned about the natural world, climate and environment. Everything is messed up there. Weather patterns are becoming erratic; some places are becoming very dry and hot; some are becoming extremely cold; some are becoming mild; drought, flood, violent storms are becoming common; species are vanishing at an alarming rate. Deforestation is rampant (only 20% of Madagascar's original forest is left. ONLY 20%. Madagascar, like any islands, have a unique ecosystem which is not found anywhere in the world. Out of that ecosystem, only 20% left!!). Craze about exotic animals are on the rise; the exotic animals are then let out in the nature; result -- they become invasive species and kill the native animals (think about the impact of Burmese python in Florida). Animals are slaughtered left and right because of their meat, Chinese medicine and to satisfy the human greed (example: huge tracts of primeval forests in Indonesia are cut down to grow palm for palm oil production; huge tracts of Amazonian rain-forest cleared to supply us with lumber and to grow soybean). Concern about climate and weather should become a topic of NATIONAL SECURITY because they are affecting the gulf-stream. If the gulf-stream shuts down, the whole of the USA will turn into Arctic; NYC will get covered with glaciers; NO, I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT FANTASY HOLLYWOOD MOVIES. I am into mathematics research, and many of my colleagues predict that using scientific, mathematical models. If temperature keep on rising, the glaciers will start melting fast. All the places located by oceans will go under-water; the geography of the world will change. About 500 million people in the Indian sub-continent will get affected if the glaciers of the Himalayas melt.
I hear people saying that all these climate/weather changes have happened before also. True, they have happened. But, never at such a fast, unprecedented rate. So, out of all these concerns, I do gardening. I plant trees, plant native trees and flowers; think about what to feed the birds; think about what to plant and do so that bees and butterflies and other insects have a chance to survive at least in my garden. I try to grow vegetables to minimize carbon foot-print. Again, I hope that my doing all these, I am respecting nature, becoming part of her and doing something for our Earth.
But, then these BLOODY people appear on the scene. What the F***?? Meet tea-party, southern congressman Paul Broun.
He is a DOCTOR. He can eventually become a SENATOR!!! Read about him here . "He began his political career as a volunteer lobbyist for Safari Club International, working on the big game hunting group's efforts to oppose gun-control measures.
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Now, I don't care about him or whatever he says or whatever he does. There are all sorts of people like him in this world. But, I am aghast that such people can GET ELECTED, BECOME CONGRESSMAN AND THEN EVENTUALLY A SENATOR. They are then going to sit in D. C. and make rules!!!!
I am into gardening because I care about our beautiful world and the awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping natural beauty she provides to us. So, taking care of my garden, by composting, planting, I feel like I am taking care of my mother world who just provides for us but does not demand anything back from us. It is the only and little thing that I can do for.
I am into gardening because I am extremely concerned about the natural world, climate and environment. Everything is messed up there. Weather patterns are becoming erratic; some places are becoming very dry and hot; some are becoming extremely cold; some are becoming mild; drought, flood, violent storms are becoming common; species are vanishing at an alarming rate. Deforestation is rampant (only 20% of Madagascar's original forest is left. ONLY 20%. Madagascar, like any islands, have a unique ecosystem which is not found anywhere in the world. Out of that ecosystem, only 20% left!!). Craze about exotic animals are on the rise; the exotic animals are then let out in the nature; result -- they become invasive species and kill the native animals (think about the impact of Burmese python in Florida). Animals are slaughtered left and right because of their meat, Chinese medicine and to satisfy the human greed (example: huge tracts of primeval forests in Indonesia are cut down to grow palm for palm oil production; huge tracts of Amazonian rain-forest cleared to supply us with lumber and to grow soybean). Concern about climate and weather should become a topic of NATIONAL SECURITY because they are affecting the gulf-stream. If the gulf-stream shuts down, the whole of the USA will turn into Arctic; NYC will get covered with glaciers; NO, I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT FANTASY HOLLYWOOD MOVIES. I am into mathematics research, and many of my colleagues predict that using scientific, mathematical models. If temperature keep on rising, the glaciers will start melting fast. All the places located by oceans will go under-water; the geography of the world will change. About 500 million people in the Indian sub-continent will get affected if the glaciers of the Himalayas melt.
I hear people saying that all these climate/weather changes have happened before also. True, they have happened. But, never at such a fast, unprecedented rate. So, out of all these concerns, I do gardening. I plant trees, plant native trees and flowers; think about what to feed the birds; think about what to plant and do so that bees and butterflies and other insects have a chance to survive at least in my garden. I try to grow vegetables to minimize carbon foot-print. Again, I hope that my doing all these, I am respecting nature, becoming part of her and doing something for our Earth.
But, then these BLOODY people appear on the scene. What the F***?? Meet tea-party, southern congressman Paul Broun.
He is a DOCTOR. He can eventually become a SENATOR!!! Read about him here . "He began his political career as a volunteer lobbyist for Safari Club International, working on the big game hunting group's efforts to oppose gun-control measures.
HE SHOT A LION IN AFRICAN SAFARI AND ATE THE MEAT OF THE LION!! "Broun, a medical doctor, told the political newspaper Roll Call in 2010 that his big kill came in Zimbabwe.'After eating this animal, the natives called me Boss Shumba, which means Boss Lion,' he boasted.'They’d never seen a guy come and actually eat a lion.'But the lawmaker said he preferred the warthog he once hunted, saying, 'it’s actually pork.'"
"In September 2012 he spoke at the Liberty Baptist Church Sportsman's Banquet in Hartwell, Georgia, insisting that 'all that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the Big Bang Theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of Hell. And it's lies to try to keep me and all the folks who were taught that from understanding that they need a savior.''You see, there are a lot of scientific data that I've found out as a scientist that actually show that this is really a young Earth,' Broun continued, speaking in front of a wall covered with finished taxidermy projects 'I don't believe that the Earth's but about 9,000 years old. I believe it was created in six days as we know them. That's what the Bible says.'"
All the above italicized statements are from that DailyMail link.
Now, I don't care about him or whatever he says or whatever he does. There are all sorts of people like him in this world. But, I am aghast that such people can GET ELECTED, BECOME CONGRESSMAN AND THEN EVENTUALLY A SENATOR. They are then going to sit in D. C. and make rules!!!!
WHAT'S WRONG WITH US HUMAN SPECIES????? Shall I faint, ignore or just become a sage, go to Himalaya, meditate and forget about the human race?? Well, I told you in the beginning that this is a garden blog and not a place for political rhetoric. But, I cannot help myself as these topics are deep in my heart. How can one kill such a majestic looking creature like lion? Lions are also endangered. Anytime they can get into the extinct species list. And, how can a doctor say that evolution is rubbish; earth is 9,000 years old? What sort of people to go to these types of doctors?? A village witch-doctor is much better than this Paul Broun; after all they are not pretentious as he is!! He is enjoying all the benefits of modern life which are products of science and technology, and then he is going against science. If he is so much against science, then why didn't he go to Africa on a simple boat, walked all the way to the safari and used bows and arrows to kill the lion? Of course, he didn't do that as he killed the lion sitting in the safari-jeep and using a gun. WHAT A BLOODY, BASTARD JERK HE IS!! No, I am not going to apologize for my offensive language. I want to use more bad words to describe him, but unfortunately I don't know about them.
I applaud you KL!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood on you for speaking your mind. There is so much going on around the world and it seems to me that politicians seem to be at the root of most of them!! Greed, double standards and lies by those in power and authority around the world astounds me sometimes!!
On a lighter note - if you want to know some more bad words, I can teach you :)
Hi Angie, thank you :-). Why do we have to adopt double standards and lies, I don't understand. It's crazy. Okay, I am ready to learn :-). Scottish bad words would be so fantastic to utter :-). Teach me some original ones. I will just have to pick up the accent which is a difficult one for me as I am not good in picking up any accent :-(.
DeleteI also applaud you...these people seem to operate from their pockets...whoever gives them money is who they support and make up BS about others...they have no principles and scruples and they play on the fears of people confusing them and telling them how others are taking away their rights...like the lion they prey on these poor people who don't understand they are being screwed....these despicable people make me sick. I also know lots of other bad words in other languages, English and Sign Language if you need a tutor :)
ReplyDeleteHi Donna, thank you :-). To make people understand all these and to spread education, I am now in the education field. Though I have to tell you that lots of things are done left and right by the administrators, often time, to suppress freedom of education. Ah! speaking bad words in sign language would be really unique. I am ready to learn. When do we start :-)?
DeleteSigh. Believe me, I know how you feel. Don't allow yourself to become overwhelmed by pessimism, it does absolutely no good. Do what you can. Vote. Write posts like the one you just did. Volunteer for candidates or organizations you believe in. And above all, continue to take pleasure in your garden.
ReplyDeleteHi Jason, thank you :-). I try to do all those that you mentioned except I think I have to stop voting or do anything politics-related. I am finding that almost all politicians are all same - just some different shades of grey!! :-(
DeleteI can't stand people like him, either. However, think of this like algebra: there are also people out there who are his opposite who will keep the equation balanced. He is an extremist and an idiot and while he will always find supporters, they are in the minority. Take a deep breath and focus on the people who are truly making good things happen as opposed to the religious zealots who just like to talk.
ReplyDeleteHi Casa, thank you :-). I hope these types of people will always be outnumbered by the good people. But, good people really need to be taught about respect for other creatures, our planet, environment, climate, trees. I don't see that often, everybody is busy with their own lives instead of at least having some thoughts about these important topics :-(.
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