Attitude

Whenever you try to bring about metamorphosis, you face a big hurdle.
It’s the attitude of the people around you.
They may be supportive, but when it comes to issues like environment and conservation, very few actually understand.
Most of us feel that the earth belongs to humans and we are doing a favour to the other animals and plants by letting them to inhabit it.
Most people never agree with the fact that everyone has an equal right to live on this earth as we do.
There is a need to change our attitude towards the surrounding organisms.
Only then, the conservation of these organisms and eventually of humans can be possible.



I remember the case when I had failed to save a life due to this attitude.
There was a snake in the building and while I was passing through there, I came to know about the situation. I told them not to kill him and gave a call to a member from a rescue squad.
But there was a man who is the resident of the building, who insisted on killing the snake.
While I tried to convince him, he asked me some questions which indicate the typical attitude.
"Who are you to tell me?" he asked. "Why should the snake enter my building? If it comes in my building, I will kill him." I told him that I will take the responsibility of looking after the snake till the rescue squad member arrives. I was not sure whether I should rescue it myself because I didn't even know which snake it was. There are certain established rules in these people's minds like 'snakes are cruel and are to be killed', 'fishes are made for human consumption', 'Environment is just a textual concept' etc.
The person was no exception to those who follow these rules.
And finally,he killed the snake in front of my eyes.
I could not do anything.
The person was celebrating as if he had done a great thing.
But I got disappointed.
At that moment, I felt that if I had rescued it, it would have been saved.
That is when I decided to rescue any endangered snakes thereafter on my own.
From then, I started rescuing snakes.
I haven't rescued many, but after the said incidence, I have never missed the opportunity to do it.
Hopefully, by the course of time, people might change their attitude.