Save Mankind?

Surrounded by the blistering, hot sand, a man stood, barefooted, in the desert, the sun burning his skin, his eyes thirsty to see a human form. Sometimes he ran in the hot sand, sometimes he beseechingly called out to unknown people, with all the strength inside his lungs, to come to him, and when his strengths wore out, he fell flat on the hot blanket of sand,in a semi-conscious state, till his strengths returned. Days and months and years had passed and now his hopes were shattering, giving way to a dreadful truth. His search for a mere sight of a human form, other than himself was finally drawing to a dark, horrid conclusion. He was the only one left. There was no other human being in the world. Mankind was on the verge of extinction, and he was the last survivor…

It might sound like a plot from an up-coming Sci-Fi movie; however take a brief moment to imagine a situation like this in real life. What if this were true?

Some of us may feel it’s ridiculous, others may think that a situation like this will arrive long after our generation has passed and that when the time comes the future generations will find out a solution, why should we worry? Only a few people would understand the depth of the situation. They very well know that this might not be that far off.

With the invention of various nuclear and biological weapons, it might not be a big surprise if the situation of mankind on the brink of being extinct is just a war away. Almost every nation today has successfully tested nuclear weapons. And the situation around the globe is so tense that people get enraged and start fighting over issues ranging from racial discrimination to religion to land abuse and what not. The political leaders of most countries do not look beyond their own profits. And in the future if these leaders gain from going on war, they will not hesitate. Biological weapons too have their destruction quotient. Anthrax, poisonous “death” gases, etc have a deathly impact on humans and may result in mass killings.

Apart from weapons and wars, we have the global warming situation dangling over our heads. Again for some people, it’s yet another term which will not be threat to them. Such people feel that how will their control on using electrical appliances and other equipments, which are hazardous to the environment, help curb global warming. According to them, they are just a drop in the big ocean. Even if they do something, it will not make change for the whole world. So they end up doing nothing. What they do not know is that most of the people in the world think the same thing. They are well aware of the situation; however they do not take any precautionary measures and continue to do with what they’ve always done.

Even though, the thought of an extinct human race is ludicrous, it can happen sooner than any of us can ever imagine. We still have time to make a difference. There are still things which we can do, which might postpone the threat of nuclear-wars and global warming, and give us a chance to obtain a permanent solution to this. But the biggest question is: Will the internal hatred among humans let us survive the test of times?