The Clarity Chronicles Media

     We never know what might fall upon us in the blink of an eye — whether we will survive or meet our end; whether we can escape the rage and unsettling dust of Mother Nature. Questions after questions storm our minds with no answers. But on 5th Oct 2025, in a landslide at Darjeeling due to heavy rain, 28 people (numbers may vary as rescue operations continue) had these questions answered, and countless others got reality-driven reminders as they witnessed Mother Nature letting them live a little longer in their deluded world. We often think that whatever sins we commit, we will one day repent. Yet, we keep these thoughts to ourselves instead of actually implementing change in our lives. We let go of responsibilities that weigh us down, because in our busy day-to-day lives, we don’t want the constant reminder to care for our Mother Nature, just as she cares for us. Had we done so, she might never have unleashed her rage upon us — the rage of relentless rain and landslid...

    We all exaggerated our COVID experiences , but what about the medium itself that sustained us the air we breathe? Is it still safe, still usable? No. We are taking nature for granted in countless ways: deforestation , chemical emissions from factories , unnecessary fires , people smoking in frustration … Have you ever thought about this? — We slept with our eyes open, While wonders of the air we breathed silently killed, While factories swallowed space, While fires burned nights within — but who counts the smokes, the fires, the factories? We donned masks when the virus came, Wearing them as guardians of ourselves… but the city still breathes unprotected. Where inhalers are compulsion, not choice, When scars turn too dreadful to watch, When stars blur into haze, When people scream in the dead of night, When inhalers become lifelines. A kid clutches her chest— asking with innocence, "we wore a mask, but who will mask the city itself?"