Science fiction : 2075 a devastation or an act of preservation?

 

Science fiction : 2075 a devastation or an act of preservation?

Play any news channel, surf the internet, go to a tea seller’s shop to sip some tea and engage in light gossip where the intention is mainly to gain access to local news that never gets published anywhere. 

News about the society, about the lanes, narrow streets which are a part of the micro society that you live in but rarely venture into. News about these lanes and narrow gullies. Well, it might feel like an act of reconnaissance , only that in this case the objective is not to gain access to classified information, but daily acts that form our micro societies that sustain us. But lately, I have stopped these persuasions of news oriented curiosity, because the news is the same from every source: Global Warming, Climate Change and the devastating impact it is having on our environment and how it is rendering families homeless and puncturing holes into economies. 

Because the funds that could easily be utilised for uplifting the general population from poverty and improving services like : health care, transportation, employment etc. get invested in restoring the lost homes, damaged public property and restructuring strategies to rebuild lost towns.

And here a gentle reminder of a very important fact would work in the interest of our society, “Money has little value to the possessor unless it also has value to others.” In the existing circumstances it is of no value to both, the possessor and others as well. An economic tragedy of which no school of economics talks about, because nowadays morality and economics do not shake hands. In the early 90s they used to, but not anymore. Tragic!

In recent years, especially this year, the world experienced many floods, landslides, cyclones, wildfires, causing damage to life and property alike.

The magnitude of loss cannot be fathomed at an emotional level, but given the fact that the world survives on the robustness of economies, quantifying loss in monetary aspect becomes necessary. And the figures look very worrying. Not because the losses are estimated to cost governments billions of dollars, but in few cases the losses are irreplaceable because history cannot be recreated nor can the people who lost their lives be brought back to life. 

Unfortunately, it is only going to get worse, at least the recent wildfires in Hawaii, Canada suggest at the impending calamity that is going to implant a new Global Weather pattern that none of us can escape from. And the new weather pattern means a lot of redevelopment and thinking on part of governments who care for the common people and do not only regard them to be a potential vote bank, but human beings who feel and desire. 

Here I am not referring to imperturbable governments to whom human lives do not matter, environment does not matter, green forests do not matter, offering secure livelihood to people does not matter at all, all that matters to them is a self venerated agenda to pursue a witch hunt like political objective. And when this happens, it is usually the Environment and Earth that becomes the direct victim, because in a witch hunt it is blind belief, misinformation and emotional anarchy that drive the pursuits of the mob. That actually is following the delusional theory of the select few, who expect this spellbound mob to act imperiously and lend voice to their nefarious agendas in the public spaces, while they control their thoughts and actions from behind.

It is due to these tendencies that we have failed to immunise our policies to protect the environment of the Earth that supports us and other living organisms on this planet. And it is due to this lack of political will that Global Warming has reached a point where it is about to crumble the lofty peaks of Himalayas due to excess rainfall that loosens the soil and leads to mudslides and landslides. It is already happening in many Himalayan regions. 

Areas that received snowfall are now receiving prolonged spells of rain, this loosens the soil, leading to landslides. That either bury small towns, settlements, villages or devour them entirely, leaving no trace behind.

But, few of us still seek solace in blaming this on the wrath of the God. And thus we as a collective species of human beings free ourselves from the guilt we carry. That of destroying and desecrating the Earth and its soul by being heedless towards its painful sobbing and cries for help.

Every time we cut thousands of trees for economic gains, every time we flush chemical wastes into the freshwater sources, every time we turn a blind eye when nature is being mercilessly and recklessly raped right in front of us. We somehow ignore the desperate cries of nature.

By admitting and then accepting it to be the act of God. we transfer the responsibility onto the shoulders of the God. My dearest God must be feeling yoked enough and hoping that Hercules would pass by so that God could ask him to bear this burden for a while. God definitely is not thinking about Atlas, because he knows how it feels. 

We often forget that God cannot be fooled and because of this fact the Universe cannot be fooled as well. Because God is a circle whose center is everywhere, and its circumference nowhere. But our acts go to suggest that Circle is actually two parallel lines that intersect. Really?

Do you know why we humans attempt these frivolous fascinations?

Because we humans are masters of disguise when it comes to running away from reality and placing the responsibility, and times very often, even the blame on others. They say, octopuses can change their colours with the perfection that far exceeds supercomputers. So, they are the masters of disguise, but trust me, when it comes to disguising true responsibilities and obligations, no species comes close to human ability to achieve a deceptive camouflage at this level. I am a human myself and this claim may come across as impertinent. But humans have a gift of imagination and keen sense of observation where nothing is impermeable. And I admit I am a victim of my curiosity and genuine keenness that supports science, rational thinking, logic and love for humanity as a single community, endowed with the responsibility to preserve the beauty and natural resources of the planet that supports us all. 

And when it comes to this I confess I am impartial!

And do you know why I am so? Because I know of a Chinese proverb that reads somewhat like this, “Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.” If you understand this, you definitely will acquire the comprehension to decipher almost every secret of your life. Fly high and fly well!

So, please sit tight, grip your chair well, because I might cause a lot of fact based turbulence as you read this blog. If you are someone who is used to hearing praise and only good news, then you please, either switch to another blog post of mine, or allow yourself to be introduced to the pleasant feeling of experiencing reality as it is. Factual, naked, blunt; yet mellow, sweet, humble and always seeking your endorsement that springs from your native emotional truthfulness. 

I am sure you have been able to decide and I have your permission to proceed with this blog post.

It was with these thoughts I felt a sense of duty to imagine about the world in 2075 and offer you a view of the reality that our younger generations will have to deal with in 2075. Without making any attempt to be a fugitive trying to evade present reality, I envisage a world that has become a cremation ground of everything that sustains life on this planet. And everyday the wind beats across desolate and barren landscapes to join nature's funeral procession, where every living thing is humming one chorus, “Save us, please. Save us, please!”

The pious pleadings of the Earth, that often, however now always go unattended. Because they fall on deaf and heartless humans.

Yes you are correct, it is just my imagination gone a bit too far, but if we do not do anything about Global Warming and Climate Change. The reality in 2075 will go much farther than envisaged by me. And in this state of despondency nothing can be recovered, not even hopes, leave alone the will to make a change. Because at that stage it will be too late and we shall become as hapless as the Egyptians when the shadow of death prowled and claimed every first born. Only that in 2075, it shall not claim the first born, but everyone living and born. 

In the case of Egyptians, they had infuriated God and thus brought upon themselves God’s wrath. However, in our case, we have befooled ourselves into believing that everything is ok, and by the time it had become overbearing for the Earth, she asked for the Universe's intervention. And the Universe does not take sides or act impartially. 

Its every act to restore order, works like the shadow of death that is not selective. It claims everything and anything that it sees as a threat to its own continuity. And in 2075, with our wilful negligence of Earth’s requests to listen to its yearnings and dying pulses; before the Universe we shall be the accused who are guilty as charged. 

In this case the charge being: Murder of Nature and Earth too. And in the courtroom of the Universe it is an unforgiveable act. And on part of the Universe our execution shall not be an act of cruelty and senselessness, but an act aimed to emancipate Earth from our snobbery and hollow emotions. A befitting verdict to tell us that we humans, indeed are crafty men and women who are masters of disguise, with a sophisticated evolutionary hallmark that enables us to accuse others for the crimes committed by us. 

It indeed shall be a pitiful scene to witness Universe mass executing the creation that it so proudly called, “the crown of my creation!” 

Alas, the crown jewel, had lost its luster, its splendour because it had turned corrupt due to the dark energy of greed and lovelessness. 

And ah! Earth shall cry, and cry continuously, for it loved us with her own soul and her own life. Only that we did not realise it. And when the last one of our kind is executed, I am sure, he/she would think of the Holy Scriptures and their teachings. Noah’s arc will float through his/her eyes, angel Gabriel will appear in his/her vision lifting him/her out of this fate, and when the heat of the Sun pinches his/her skin; and he/she opens his/her eyes, he/she will witness universe in its Gigantic form. Where the shadow of death will be spewing from every atom. And then, in the final moment of this only living person, maybe the deeply saddened God will show the true side of benevolence and dispel the shadow of death, and speak these words in the ears of this last standing hope of human species:

“I created you with lot of love. I created you from my own energy, the star dust. I offered you many gifts, even my genetic gift that no species carries. But I chose you, and in doing so, I lost my favourite angel. Because of you he turned against me and became Satan. 

Yet. Yes, yet I loved you, and I offered you Earth, which bore every reflection and every quality of the Garden of Eden. And everyday, as I gazed at the infinite universe. For a moment I always rested my eyes on Earth and looked at you all, with hope that you will one day rise unto Heavens and help me prove that I was indeed right and Satan was wrong. 

But look what you have done? Do you even realise how you have made Earth suffer? She may appear to be a lifeless ball that just exists only for your sake. It is true, she exists only for your sake, but you all forgot that she feels and her agony pains the Universe, and when Universe is in pain, I suffer myself, while Satan, in his squalid corner chuckles at me sarcastically.

Then I put down my head and rethink where I went wrong. I am God, and I can never be wrong! 

So, I will give you one more chance to prove that God is never wrong. It is your turn to show your love towards me. Real love, not acts of religious show offs, but acts where your actions show your love and your sensitive side. For some reason, your species is losing this important genetic trait. To love and love madly, selflessly, and devote your life to a just cause. 

Lately you have been busy in pursuit of a single cause, “Greed!” And whenever you indulge in it, Satan triumphs and I am forced to reconsider my decision of creating you as the crown of all creation. So here is your last chance, I shall favour you as I favoured the tribes of Ibrahim and Ismail, do not let me down. Go forth and prosper.

Hopefully, then we shall undo our every wrong doing, and as human species we shall finally make no effort whatsoever to tame nature, or the universe, rather develop ways and strategies to be a part of nature’s every flow and its every creation. At this point the Universe will welcome us too into the wormhole that leads to infinity in the Universe. 

( You might be thinking how come I am using a plural pronoun like "We" because God offered this chance to the last and only person about to be executed by the Universe. Well, that is where Divine Wisdom proves its superiority of intellect and forethought. God always creates pairs. God knows its benefits and purpose. So, when God offered this person another chance, God created a partner for this person depending on his/her gender, not preference! Just like God created Adam and Eve. Only that in this case it could be Eve and Adam as well. I will let you think about that part, because it is irrelevant at this stage. )

Many men and women might consider this to be an act of emasculation, but if thought about deeply and long enough, it is the empowerment that we ought to have sought long ago. Because human ego would always stand belittled before the conscience of the Universe, that bears only one form of ego, that of protecting its interests at all costs. Because the Universe is not only a single Milky Way, it is an infinite cluster of Milky Ways where it is essential for it to protect all of them. For the Universe this is the only way!

This reminds me of a beautiful and extremely meaningful Spanish proverb, “Live with the wolves and you will learn to howl.” This proverb came to my mind because we are so busy living for ourselves that we forget one of the most obvious facts, that the Universe lives for everybody and everything. So it has to howl, it has to bark, it even has to roar. And we humans feel deeply despaired or overcome with the feeling of inferiority, when we compel the universe to initiate its positive checks, which it launches only when we, the crown of its creation, fail to take the preventive measures.

Hopefully, via this blog post we shall realise it, and in 2075, there will not be just a few of us standing, but all of us standing together, and working towards a better future for our planet and our future generations. And hopefully this generation of forward thinking humans will have shunned taboos like elitism. So let us all hope together, because where there is no hope, there can be no endeavour.

To offer further validation to this hope, I realised merely writing a blog post will not be sufficient. This is why I wrote the science fiction novel, They Loved in 2075, which is pure science fiction romance, with impeccable situations forcing you to think how human emotions will evolve in 2075. 

Whether we will be emoting like self aware machines or we will still be able to retain our true human like emotions. This is why I call it a serious science fiction, where love is not the only aspect that it deals with, it also attempts to dissect the social changes that we will be witnessing in 2075 and how technology would have achieved remarkable advancements. 

They Loved in 2075, has a lot to offer to a reader who likes : love, romance, science, new innovations, groundbreaking and never before discussed scientific ideas, social evolution, psychological evolution etc. Writing the scifi novel, They Loved in 2075, demanded a tremendous amount of forbearance, and intentionally forbidding myself from dressing the forethought reality with a misleading disguise, just to make it appealing. After reading this science fiction you will agree I did not give in to this temptation, because then I would have written a science fiction novel where you would have read every line, but in the end you would have felt nothing.

And I strongly believe, the lottery of honest labor, drawn by time, is the only one whose prizes are worth taking up and carrying home. Thus my sincere effort.

And for a writer there can be no greater tragedy than this. Now I want you to tell me whether or not I have succeeded in this attempt. If I have, I am sure you will smile, and so will the God. But if I have not, you and the God will still smile, because I have already completed my third novel. 

It is not the fear of failure that scares me, it is the fear of not trying that scares me. And that was the fear of the Universe and God too, and they were right. We have stopped trying to reverse Global Warming and Climate Change.

If nothing at all, after reading the science fiction, They Loved in 2075, you will definitely overcome many forms of fear. By the way let us not forget, “Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success!”

On that note I wish all of us distinguished success and the realisation that it is only the astrologer and the empyric who never fail. I am neither of the two, because I believe in the religion called “Science and Logic that thrives on the feelings of Love!”

Let reversal of Global Warming and Climate Change be our noble causes of life, because they never fail who die for a noble cause. And in 2023, doing something about these Global issues is the noblest of all causes, and I have already taken my first step in this direction by writing the science fiction novel, They Loved in 2075!