Thanks a lot Balkar sir and Aparna. Yes he was absolutely right. I have also been thinking, what is the option. I think we indians have a big problem of pointing on others.when there is no other, then we point on neighbours and when there are no neighbours then we point on the britishers. For long we have been digging our own grave and nothing else. To me the only way if to spread awareness. But the issue is how many people really get aware out of awareness programs.!!! Pankaj
On Thursday, 22 March 2012 09:12:02 UTC+8, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: > > Yesterday I was in a meeting with one very senior, great orchid expert > from Russia, Prof. Leonid Averyanov. He has spent nearly 30 years studying > plants in Vietnam and of course studied Russian Orchids and flora too. He > has named over 200 new taxa to science. > We were four guys, Russian, Austrian, British and me, Indian. > He said something that really touched me a lot so felt like sharing. > He asked why do we collect herbarium specimens? > Some one answered that to make vouchers of our collections. Its acts like > a proof that yes we saw and studied this plant. > And his answer was, "NO. ITS BECAUSE, WHEN NOTHING WILL REMAIN ON EARTH > THEN WE CAN SHOW THESE COLLECTIONS TO OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS AND TELL THEM > THAT SUCH PLANTS EXISTED ON EARTH BUT WE DESTROYED THEM TO EXTINCTION". > I got goose bumps hearing him say this... > Pankaj > > > >
