Poor Mother Earth

Our commute each morning (which has begun to take longer and longer) is host to a wide range of sensory... assaults for lack of a better term. The poverty remains the hardest to get used to, and the public urination the most unnecessary. But all these things, and the rapid pace of development, also take their toll on the Earth. The piles of garbage that line the street could I suppose be picked up. But underneath it is an unfortunate and more lasting impact as lakes are "filled in" and forests are cleared, and the pollution transforms the landscape. Lokesh's take on it was "that's chemical water - it gets the cows so clean" (as it is in fact where you frequently see cows being bathed by their owners stnading in it). Now if that isn't the glass half full view?!? Personally, I'm not altogether convinced that the foaming water can be that good for you. I hope that India is able to quickly reach a point to balance some of the "development" with some care for the environment.