Wednesday, February 16, 2022

IF WE CAN, STEEL CAGE RING for the world leaders

What is war?
It is the failure of our leaders to use their civic sense to compromise the common issues and cause non-peacefulness circumstances. In the name of military strategies, they brainwash the common people to hate each other. 
The leaders around the world are the most respectable people with special characters that everyone does not have. They are self-aware, focused, creative and critical, and many more which led to gaining people’s trust. They are so convinced that everyone will lend their ears to whatever they say. But are they using their influential power effectively?
It always makes me wonder why are they spending too much on developing those destructive weapons. Is it to safeguard the country's sovereignty? Is it to create happiness in the country? Or to satisfy their egos? Billions of dollars are spent to build those most dangerous and destructive weapons. Contradictory, there are millions of innocent citizens in poverty. Why not use those billions of dollars to create opportunities for unfortunate citizens to earn their bread?
According to the Biography.com Editors, "J. Robert Oppenheimer is often called the "father of the atomic bomb" for leading the Manhattan Project, the program that developed the first nuclear weapon during World War II".  That idea flourished everywhere and now is the era if you have, me too. 
Everyone is ready to use their own creation. Having the most profound and heavy-duty weapons does not mean you are safe. Remember that others too have similar things. According to the Army Technology analytics newsletter dated 3rd November 2013 and updated on 20th January 2020, "the R-36M (SS-18 Satan) is the world’s longest-range ICBM with a range of 16,000 km". There are similarly many long-range intercontinental ballistics missiles namely Dongfeng-41 (DF-41), Hwasong-15, UGM-133 Trident II and so on. 
When and how will they use it? 
Under the command of their supreme commander, the respective country will use those missiles (some country needs to get advice from other Board members too). But whatever is the case, when such things are planned, the leaders never fail to identify a safe place for themselves. In the name of strategic military planning, they will spend billions to build the place from where they will command. Another expenditure from public resources. 
Why don't they lead the troops and go to the battleground? If the commander hiding from the actual battlefield and strategist the things from the hidden corner could win the race, then remember some of the greatest commanders during the second world war and their outcome. Most of the greatest warriors in the olden days like Achilles, Leonidas I of Sparta, and Alexander the Great, led their troops to the battlefield leading from the front. Did you ever ask why the supreme commander nowadays want to advise from behind instead of leading boldly from the front? Very simple, they don't want to die instead earn their name and fame from your martyred. 
We live in an interconnected society. The river originated from country A passes through country B and pools at country C. There will be some misunderstanding caused through differences in daily needs, religious beliefs and ideologies. But we are human beings, and unlike animals, we have a sense through which we can find common solutions. 
It clearly indicates the failure of our leaders and they have to bear the consequences instead of sending innocent soldiers to the war. Together, we can bring them in a Steel Cage Ring to face each other for their failure in compromising things and causing wars. If we can set up the cage ring for them to face each other, they will always look for solutions instead of getting inside the ring to face their worthy opponents. 
Whether we are white, black, brown, red, blue or whatever, we are the people of this Earth. We want peace, not war. We don't want to kill or punish anyone whom we don't know and who did nothing to us. We don't want to die because of your failure. We expect you to use your gifted talents to compromise the misunderstandings instead of creating war. If you cannot compromise things, here is the Steel Cage Ring for you instead of the battlefield for soldiers. 
Steel Cage Ring for the world leaders
Picture Source: Google 



Saturday, February 12, 2022

Are we prepared ??

 

Bajothangu and Gangteythangka are the places where my grandparents avoid drinking water with a fear of catching Tshep (heat stoke) when they come to collect Doe (Official luggage) as a potter, was showered by the snow on 5th February 2022. There are no official records of any snowfall in the place maintained clearly indicating it to be for the first time.

 
Wangdue Phodrang Dzong
Picture from WDRP Facebook page

People welcomed it with joy where anything related to white indicates purity. Moreover, it brought great relief to their mind since they are in Lockdown for almost 2 weeks due to Covid 19 community transmission. There are reasons behind having great relief in their mind.

The winter season starts in Bhutan in December and ends in February. Snow falls on anytime within that duration but why especially on 5th February. It is the 6th birth anniversary of His Royal Highness, the crown prince of Bhutan. According to the monastic body of Bhutan (Kuensel), the event was marked with snow on the sertog of Punthang Dewachengi Phodrang (Punakha Dzong) after more than six decades. Earlier during the outbreak of eye diseases (seems conjunctivitis), snowfall on the sertog of Punakha Dzong ended the epidemic. So people were excited to connect the significance to the current pandemic.

Punakha covered by Snow
Picture from Kuensel online


Since people have been under lockdown for so long, fine winter sunny weather tempted them to come out. But that snowfall complies them to stay inside easing the task for the concerned agencies. So people are expecting positive outcomes from the unexpected snowfall in most of the regions. Nevertheless, people need to act as one to break the chain of community transmission. The weather may not be able to favour us more than that, cutting down the road connection to mute the commutation, and electricity blackout to get back to olden days manual task to keep yourself engaged and fit.  

Roadblock due to heavy snowfall
Picture from DoR Facebook page

Now the concern is what happens if it is continued hereafter. The heavy snowfall during winter might increase the volume of the fast-flowing rivers causing floods during summer. According to the United Nation climate action facts report, change in temperature is just the beginning of the story. Earth is an interconnected system where the change in one area influences the changes in all others. 

Interconnection
Picture from Royalty Free Stocks Photos


Former Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, clearly stated in his TED talk that though Bhutan is a carbon-negative country (absorb more carbon dioxide than it produced), we are facing the impact of global warming. We appreciate our governments (Past and Present) effort in inviting Global efforts in fighting climate change through different media. But people will different mindsets and greed are very difficult to merge together. 

Flash flood
Picture from tsheringtobgay.com


Therefore, along with the call for the global effort in fighting climate change, it's high time for us to save our heads too: roadblocks, electricity blackouts, floods, food security, epidemics, security of safe drinking water sources and many more related to global warming. How prepared are we in facing such unavoidable circumstances? Let us take it as a great reminder and prepare ourselves accordingly.

People still working to restore electricity after 6 days blackout
Picture from BPC Facebook page