A news report about the ever-present threat of a Maha Bhukamp – a great earthquake in the Himalayas – has left Santa feeling deeply unsettled and fatalistic.
“What is the use of all this, Banta?” he says quietly, his usual boisterousness gone.
“We talk of small fixes, of training masons, of safe houses.”
“But when that Maha Bhukamp comes, when the whole mountain decides to truly shudder, what can we little humans do?”
“All will be flattened.”
“It is all in God‘s hands.”
“We are helpless.”
Banta doesn’t dismiss Santa’s fear. He looks at the mighty peaks with respect.
“You are right about one thing, Santa.”
“The power of the mountain is immense, and we are indeed very small in comparison.”
“It is easy to feel helpless.”
“But let me tell you a story about an army of ants.”
“Ants?” Santa asks, a little tired.
“Yes, an army of ants,” Banta says.
“A river is flooding.”
“A single ant will surely be washed away.”
“A hundred ants, scattered, will also be washed away.”
“But what if thousands, millions of ants, with a single purpose, a single resolve, start working together?”
“They link their bodies, they build bridges with their own forms, they move grains of soil, they create barriers.”
“They cannot stop the river, Santa, no.”
“But by working together with discipline and a single plan, they can save their colony, protect their queen, and survive the flood.”
“They can endure.”
He looks at Santa.
“We villagers are like those ants.”
“One person, one house, might feel helpless.”
“But if every single family in this village takes the Sankalp to make their own house safer… if every person ensures the drain in front of their home is clear… if every community practices its evacuation drill… we link ourselves together.”
“We become a resilient colony.”
“We cannot stop the earthquake, but we can significantly reduce its power to destroy our lives.”
“But Banta,” Santa whispers, “for millions of ants to work together, they need a signal, a direction, a queen to protect.”
“And that, my friend,” Banta says, his voice becoming strong and clear, “is the final, most crucial piece of the puzzle.”
“Our queen, our direction, must come from the Sarkar.”
This is where political will and administrative dexterity become so important.”
“We need our leaders and officers to be the wise queen of the ants.”
“They must not just give speeches,” Banta continues, “but show true Ichha Shakti.”
“They must provide the tools – training centers, accessible engineers, draw the right maps – realistic building codes, and enforce the rules fairly for everyone, big or small.”
“They must inspire every ant – from the humble villager to the big contractor to the district officer – to work together for this single purpose of survival.”
“The task is formidable, you are right.”
“It seems as big as this mountain.”
He pauses, letting his words sink in as darkness envelops the peaks.
“But it is not impossible.”
“It has been done in other countries.”
“If the will is there, from every house to the highest office, then when the Maha Bhukamp comes, it will find not a scattered, helpless populace, but a resilient, prepared army of ants, ready to hold on, ready to support each other, ready to endure.”
“Thankfulness alone is not a strategy, Santa.”
“But thankfulness coupled with resolute, collective action, led by true political will… that is the only prayer that can truly save us.”
Santa stares into the darkness, no longer with just fear, but with a glimmer of understanding and a flicker of defiant hope.
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संता – बंता की यह जुगलबन्दी आपको कैसी लगी, कृपया हमें जरुर बताये
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इस जुगलबन्दी को बेहतर बनाने के लिये अपने सुझाव अवश्य दें।
हमें हमेशा की तरह आपके सुझावों, प्रतिक्रियाओं व कटाक्षो का बेसब्री से इंतजार रहता हैं और सच मानिये इसी के आधार पर हम अपने आप में, अपनी सोच व रचनात्मकता में सुधार करने को प्रेरित होते हैं।
सो अच्छा – बुरा जैसा आपको महसूस हुवा हो, कमेंट जरुर करते रहें।
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