Distinct Rivers

 Some call me Ganga, some call me Narmada. Some named me Nile and some says Congo.

I go by many names, but I am same everywhere…With different forms and different names, I’m the water you drink…

I’m Aghanashini for some, and Amazon for some. I’m nehir in Turkey, and nadi in India.I’m part of many lives and heritages- and I’m universal…

I don’t only nurture humans, but also lacks of other creatures… There are colourful birds, jumping frogs, and quirky fishes… and tonnes of other. I’ve got a huge family called earth. And in that huge family, humans are members too… members-not rulers.

Photo by Sergio Capuzzimati on Unsplash

Today, I am all polluted. You seems to thing I belong to you only… but no. There are many other creatures living in me, not only you. You dump your wastes in water, it may be an easy deal for you. But not for animals live with me. Your plastics are eaten by the fishes here. Your pollution is making the coral reefs in sea to bleech. And you are still watching it just like it is normal…

Earth is just like a family, from the beginning- from the time I remember. Everything is connected here. But you seems to forgot it. I think I need to remind you. Sometimes I roars and create floods, and hopes you’ll remember. But it doesn’t seems so…

Now, earth can survive without you. But can you survive without earth? Well, you may say you’ll go to mars. But earth is your home. And no mars can replace it. You should wake up only for your survival…

Love,
River

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Everyone knows that a river cannot talk. Right? But this is just an effort to bring awareness about what we’re doing. We all have seen unexpected floods, unpredectable weather, too much rain or too less rain, water scarcity , coral bleeching, sea pollution and such things. But we ca prevent these from doing little things like not throwing plastics, and not over consuming water or at least closing the tap when you are not using. Well all these things are taught to to all of us in very early age, but we should go more further in saving water. Afterall it’s one of the thing that kept us alive, isn’t is?