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15th Biennial JAINA Convention 2009
Ecology - The Jain Way
WE ARE GUESTS! Pallavi Doshi
Pallavi Doshi teaches Indian Culture & History to Pathshala teens at the Jain Center of Southern California. She is interested in nature and travel, and how these themes interact in the arts. Her hobbies include painting and writing poetries.
WE ARE GUESTS
As the journey of our souls is limitless,
We are guests of our Mother Earth.
We co-exist with birds and animals,
We are grateful to the great host.
This guest house has many conveniences,
To stay there are many continents and places.
The guests will need plenty of water to wash,
So she made lakes, mighty rivers and waterfalls.
The travelers will be thirsty,
So she made streams, juicy fruits and water in the coconut.
The voyagers will be hungry,
So she made the wheat, rice, corn and millet.
The explorers are here! Let's offer some sweet,
So, she made dry fruits, sugar cane and ripe fruits on the trees.
She did not even forget to entertain,
And created the ocean waves, flowers and the mountain slopes.
This host offers everyone so much,
That everyone loves their stay in this guest house.
Besides enjoying her hospitality,
Do the guests have any other rights?
Other animals are teaching humans,
To consume basic requirements and live a contented life.
Earth is showing mankind is doing too much damage,
Its self repair is not sustainable now.
The host is questioning the guests through natural disasters, 'Do guests have a right to take away the rights of the future guests?'
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