Nature unto Nature’s God

Do not be blind to the marvels of Nature,


One draught of Nature’s elixir is better than a dozen doses of any other drink.

Incomparable is the joy that man finds in his world of a thousand wonders

When he lives in communion with Nature.

From Nature unto Nature’s God is the next clear step."

Desert sun

Just yesterday, it seems


the fields were full of grain



Just yesterday, the water

came from heaven

and the earth was not athirsty



But yesterday is five years gone

and today is nought but rubble

a wilderness of earth

bakedbrown by the relentess desert sun.

The forest tree grows always

"Plant the mango, plant the tamarind and the plantain:

Clusters of fruit will weigh their boughs.

Plant ten kachner trees for flowers.

In a garden set the tulsi.



Water them unweariedly, but they will always wither.

But the trees in the forest which depend on god alone,

Never wither and die.

The forest tree grows always."

Inspire

Only by sharing our deeper thoughts


and feelings do we communicate

to, and inspire in others, a love

And respect for the earth."

Quran 24:35

"God is the light of the heaven and the earth;


the likeness of his Light is as a niche

wherein is a lamp kindled from a blessed tree,

An olive that is neither of the east nor the west,

Whose well nigh would shine even if no fire touched it;

Light upon Light."

My motherland

"Search where you may,


You will not find a land

As beautiful as this,

She is the queen of all lands,

This land of my birth,

My motherland."

Resources are scarce

"The world is finite, resources are scarce,


Things are bad and will be worse,

Coal is burned and gas exploded,

Forests out and soil eroded,

Wells are dry and air polluted,

Dust is blowing, trees are uprooted,

Oil is going, ores depleted,

Drains receive what is excreted,

Land is sinking, seas are rising,

Man is far too enterprising,

Fires will rage with man to fan it,

Soon we will have a plundered planet."

The Future

What does the future hold for us?
Smog filled skies and poison cars,

And broken land with useless dust

And nature’s beauty behind bars.



Can I ever show my children,

(If they ever come my way)

The beauty of a sunset

At the ending of the day?



Can I walk into a forest,

And surround myself with trees,

Yet know that it will remain,

For me to visit as I please.



I know that I can today

Do all the things I’ve said,

But when today is yesterday,

Will all these things be dead?



This problem is enormous

As we gradually take heed,

So we must fix it quickly,

Using words and thoughts and deeds."

grow

"The leaky tap drips day and night




Just fix it right or shut it tight,

It seems the earth with water abounds

But thinks its every drop that really counts.



The tap is on you brush your teeth

The water flows, you soap your feet

Just think of all the water lost

To close the tap, what does it cost?

The water bottle you take to school

The water in it is nice and cool

You drink a bit, the rest you throw,

The water could help a plant grow."





From CEE - The Green Teacher