Page 11 - My Lockdown Diary- SAYAK MAJI

to fade gradually. Hence the pollution of the water due to uncontrolled chemical and domestic disposal
and nuclear tests have once again made us remember-

‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’
- S.T. Coleridge
With the famous line-
“Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink”

The result which would seemingly be harsh, due to the conversion of water from a pious to a polluted
resource, and that due to our casual deeds.

Now let us interpret the philosophical meaning of the term ‘Water’. Water, as seen through the poet’s
eye, is a holy figure with all the great powers. On one hand when it forms new life, on the other hand
floods away all evils and miseries of the world to keep a peaceful balance in this earth. It cleans away all
the poisons of the society but never itself becomes poisonous; giving us life-long lessons that- Sometimes
we may be taken into troubled waters, not to drown, but be cleansed. We can’t stop the waves but have to
learn to surf. Water as a great philosopher teaches to follow its example and find out alternate ways in
life when one is blocked, not letting us to sit back on facing failures. It imbibes in our mind moral values
that in turn get rippled in the human society.

Thus I would sum up here, recalling the context that though poor man thinks himself the king with
Science as his minister, it’s not so. Nature is the mighty one; can’t be kept under one’s control. And so does
water. It has its own way of correcting the mistakes, which definitely would not be Healthy enough. So
let’s not wait for the day for Nature to correct our mistakes and correct them ourselves, right from now
onwards. I would also request my readers to ponder a while on it and try to Save Water. Let’s make
“MISSION PAANI” our vision and motto for future, because, it’s only this 3% pure, sweet water that helps
us to flourish, neither salty water nor the polluted one. Thus the Choice is Ours!!
- To be vigilant to flourish OR To be negligent to finish??

Truly it is said-
“Water is the Elixir of Life”

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