Lockdown Day 61 - 26 May 2020
During my walk I had many thoughts and questions about all the world's different stages of lockdown/virus protocols. During the past months we have seen footage and pictures of many places where nature has been restored because of less human invasion and traffic, with less global carbon emission recorded worldwide.
Places such as Venice is shown to have crystal clear canals, with dolphins coming to see what all this quiet is about. In Queensland Australia the dolphins are seen bringing 'gifts' such as coral from the sea to a closed interactive site where they used to interact with humans.
In South Africa, the penguins in the Two Oceans Aquarium had the place to themselves, some of them encountering sea animals from the 'other side' for the first time! Watch this: (more links at the end of this day's blog)
The Kruger National Park also told about the animals enjoying their roaming freedom. And in Texas State Aquarium, the dolphins Liko and Schooner were introduced to Chico the sloth!
After comparing March 2020 air pollution with the last 5 years, NASA atmospheric Scientist Barry Lefer said a significant drop in air pollution measurements was recorded as follows: Paris-46%, Bengaluru India-35%, Sydney-38%, Los Angeles-29%, Rio de Janeiro-26% and Durban-9%. Cleaner air was most noticeable in India and China. It is said that people living in the North Indian city of Jalandhar haven't seen the snow-capped Himalayan peaks (over 100 miles away) in decades. And on 3 April they actually woke up to this wondrous sight!
With all this happening in Nature, the question arises what about the human race? How will we change our interaction with the environment when all this has passed? Will the parks, aquariums, zoos and holiday spots change the way people view nature and its inhabitants? Will Venice protect "their" dolphins and clean canals? What will we do individually to make nature better?
Without human intervention, nature started healing itself. Maybe that's what we need to do. Tap into the Creator's plan, his intent when He designed us. After all, He's the only One who's got this.
Once again, the wise words of Corrie ten Boom applies, "His will is our hiding place. Lord Jesus, keep me in your will! Don't let me go mad by poking about outside of it!"
PS to see the full Two oceans article, tap on this link (there are many short videos to watch) :
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/two-oceans-penguins-2020-5
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Corrie ten Boom... what a legend!
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