Most often, when we are confronted with several alternatives, we tend to be more inclined to choose the ones that would bring us immediate gratification, ignoring its serious consequences in the future, which, could be either imperceptible or a nonsense to us. At school, some students take their studies less seriously until a big failure hits them in their final exams. At the workplace, an employee would continue to be lackadaisical and indifferent to company progress until s/he gets fired. This evolving phenomenon can be seen in the recent torrential rainfall that killed about 35 people and rendered others either injured or homeless or both.
A couple of months ago, the Metropolitan authorities embarked on a demolition exercise to uproot all buildings erected on water-logged areas. Lots of people protested against this action and branded the authorities as uncaring and malevolent. But after the rains, the actions of the authorities had been justified. Even one of the victims of the floods confessed that if she had heeded to the directive of the authorities earlier, she would have escaped the mess. It is quite heartbreaking to see people sitting, even sleeping on top of their buildings talkless of the human lives and properties that have been destroyed in the floods.
There would always be a second chance, but it comes with a price to pay. For instance, it very difficult to tell when a notorious liar is telling the truth. Now, those who refused to listen to the advice of the Town Planning authorities are now facing the consequences, something they could have prevented earlier.
The recent floods also strip the camouflage on our poor drainage system and the concerned authorities must address it immediately.
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