I received a SMS today morning from my friend asking me about my opinion on the sea water turning sweet. I was fast asleep and I did not have a clue as to what he was referring to. However, the curiosity did not let me sleep, as I was sure it had something to do with some breaking news in the city or in the country may. After gathering all the will power and determination I had I got up from the bed and switched on my TV. I quickly surfed to Sahara Mumbai news channel (guaranteed channel where you can find any overhyped news related to the city) to see if something was happening.
It seems sea water near some darga in Mahim had suddenly turned sweet and the whole city flocked to taste that water. The news catapulted so quickly that even Mumbai Mayor went and tasted the water there. People were taking water home in bottles, polythene bags, flower pots, etc. Many attributed this change to some miracle and surprising some thought that it was due to divine intervention. I fail to understand why a Supreme Divine would do that. I mean there were many other calamities and disasters that need divine intervention. Things like this can only happen in India or may be are made to happen only in India. I am however, not trying to make any belief system or sect look inferior here. Neither am I prejudiced with any particular belief. We tend to jump to conclusions that seem to be very easy to arrive (but hard to digest) without applying a little of common sense.
The reason behind the sweetening of water was revealed a few hours later. Laboratory tests and analysis show that the water turned sweet due to the concentration of Flouride going lower than the normal levels. Reasons could be many looking at the happenings in the city – blasts, floods, industrialization that could have possibly changed the chemical composition of the water. Science may not be able to answer everything but ignoring it may prove to be a fool’s act.
People wholeheartedly drank the so called sweet water, despite the warnings from doctors that it may be harmful to do so. I just hope and pray that people who rejoiced (or blindly got carried away) drinking that water don’t fall prey to any health hazards. Going ahead, if some health problems seem to occur, I hope that people don’t go and blame the government for not keeping the city clean or improper maintenance of garbage that could have made the water spurious and hence sweet.
Government is an easy target these days!
It seems sea water near some darga in Mahim had suddenly turned sweet and the whole city flocked to taste that water. The news catapulted so quickly that even Mumbai Mayor went and tasted the water there. People were taking water home in bottles, polythene bags, flower pots, etc. Many attributed this change to some miracle and surprising some thought that it was due to divine intervention. I fail to understand why a Supreme Divine would do that. I mean there were many other calamities and disasters that need divine intervention. Things like this can only happen in India or may be are made to happen only in India. I am however, not trying to make any belief system or sect look inferior here. Neither am I prejudiced with any particular belief. We tend to jump to conclusions that seem to be very easy to arrive (but hard to digest) without applying a little of common sense.
The reason behind the sweetening of water was revealed a few hours later. Laboratory tests and analysis show that the water turned sweet due to the concentration of Flouride going lower than the normal levels. Reasons could be many looking at the happenings in the city – blasts, floods, industrialization that could have possibly changed the chemical composition of the water. Science may not be able to answer everything but ignoring it may prove to be a fool’s act.
People wholeheartedly drank the so called sweet water, despite the warnings from doctors that it may be harmful to do so. I just hope and pray that people who rejoiced (or blindly got carried away) drinking that water don’t fall prey to any health hazards. Going ahead, if some health problems seem to occur, I hope that people don’t go and blame the government for not keeping the city clean or improper maintenance of garbage that could have made the water spurious and hence sweet.
Government is an easy target these days!
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