Last April, a photo went viral on social networks in India.
In the northeast of a small town in northern India, people saw the legendary Himalayas in the city for the first time in 30 years.
In the past, it was blocked by a thick layer of air pollutants. It wasn't until 2020, when I stayed in the Windy City of India for only 12 days, that the mountain gradually emerged. This is the miracle I want to tell you today. In 2020, when human activities have decreased significantly, magical changes have taken place not only in India, but also in every corner of the earth. Los Angeles’ air quality is the best it’s been in 40 years, with the amount of toxic gases in the air above us cut in half.
On the Atlantic coast of Morocco, Africa, the barrenness of the seawater has jumped from barren to excellent. Not only that, but the animals are beginning to thrive in ways not seen in decades.
Florida beaches that were once packed with sunbathing swimmers are back, and female sea turtles are laying eggs for the first time in their lives. Global sea turtle populations have plummeted in recent years, but in 2020, sea turtle nesting success rates increased from 40% to 61%.
Each additional nest means that nearly a hundred larvae can be born. After breaking the shell, they instinctively crawl towards the vast ocean, and then are swallowed by the waves, making people feel the meaning of life itself. Put aside comfort, overcome fear, face the waves even if you are weak, and then you can get the sea, you can Have freedom.
If you have been to Nara, Japan, you must have seen this group of sika deer. Sika deer have lived in Nara for 1,300 years. Although most of the grasslands on which they live are occupied by human houses, the animals, which have always been afraid of life, gather in Nara's temples, just like the 13 million tourists who come every year to beg for food.
If you buy rice bran biscuits from a local vendor, these sensitive animals will target you in the crowd, surround you, nibble on your buttocks, thighs and waist, demanding you hurry up and get out the rice bran biscuits.
However, after the lockdown, there were no more tourists here, and overnight, their takeaways disappeared. Many people were worried that the sika deer would starve to death, but at this moment, some older sika deer led a group of people out of the temple and set foot on the road to the bustling neighborhood. After walking two kilometers, they stopped at an ordinary small wasteland. Eat grass here.
This used to be the feeding ground of the old sika deer, which is amazing. The old guy still remembers that without rice bran biscuits, the sika deer returned to their original diet of green grass, leaves, and herbs, making them healthier and avoiding death by eating plastic waste.
Many animals seem grateful for human feeding and care, but in many cases they are better off without us. Human beings like gay people, like to control and transform. Human beings always want their voices to be heard in the sky, but the silence of the earth tells us that the four seasons act without words, and all things emerge without words.
