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*Mar*Speeding Away
Every nano inch on the surface of the earth, is brimming with life. As
limbs of the Ecosphere and parts of the Biosphere they are all connected,
physically, emotionally and geographically. Every life form participates in
the living of the other life forms. If allowed total freedom, all of them
become healthy and strong, creating the active and healthy Biosphere, teams
of life forms actively playing life. In that thick, healthy and interacting
Biospheres, one gets education as experience in the symbiotic life. When
one walks, sprints or runs, or dances, happily, leisurely not hurried at
all, one grows experiencing continuous revelations as experiences. One’s
internal hormonal communication, nervous system and the basic five sensing
systems,Smelling,Hearing,Seeing,Touching and Eating, all get continuously
activated, making one, a limb of the Biosphere. One can sense in advance
Earth Quakes, Tsunamis, Rains,in fact the whole gamut of nature in advance.
Today we hurry and speed. We ignore the basic fact, that enjoyment,
experience and resulting learning, need relaxing leisure, total freedom
from hurry and speed.
Hurry and speed automatically avoids nature. When you speed away in a car
or jet away in a Plane, you are avoiding and evading nature. You are
actually evading the living of life. We have been creating huge cities,
where everyone is in hurry and speeding away, with simply no time for life.
The industrialized and urbanized civilizations cannot tolerate free and
healthy nature. That free nature, to these people is wild or intolerable
and must be cut away to facilitate Buildings. The very concept of the right
of nature to be free on its own terms is weird to these hurrying people.
Today it has taken to hysteria, and nature is getting destroyed all 24
hours of every day. That hysteria for destruction of nature is the subject
matter of the glorified Economics.
The Economic man of economics is not a human being of the Biosphere. It is
a machine, the subject of Engineering Mechanics. When it goes into the free
and healthy nature, it cuts away whole forests, blasts away mountains and
the lands, destroys lakes and rivers, kills away life forms, eliminates the
habitats of every life form, actually removes the God of the place and
introduces the life of 24 hour a day hurry and speed. It simply converts
life into unending stress, plaguing the human with some pending and urgent
work.
The economic man cannot tolerate the free and healthy naure.It needs only
the Holiday Resorts, where nature is subjugated for Economics.
Speed robs one of life. It is actually the hurrying of death. The
Universities today train students in converting their lives into hurry and
speed. They are not given the leisure to live and experience nature. They
are actually trained to live life only as unending stress. They are
actually dens of insanity that are converting life into speeding up as a
result of which nature is lost from life.
Now, we do not know when nature will cure the Human, with its terrible
remedies. Let us hope that the Universities take to sanity and accept the
right of nature to be free.
Let us hope that every University starts a ‘Free Nature Park without Human
Tampering’ as the beginning of sanity.
YM Sarma
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*"Speeding Away" – A Reflection*
The piece you've shared, *Speeding Away* by YM Sarma, reads as a
philosophical and impassioned critique of modern civilization's relentless
pace and its alienation from nature. It's a heartfelt plea for slowing
down, re-engaging with the natural world, and recognizing our integral role
within the biosphere.
Here's a summary and reflection on the key themes:
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*🌱 Core Message:*
*Life is symbiotic, interconnected, and rooted in nature — but we are
speeding away from it.*
Sarma argues that:
- Every inch of the Earth is alive and connected — we are all limbs of
the biosphere.
- True knowledge and experience arise from unhurried, immersive living —
walking, dancing, sensing.
- Nature offers education and revelation, but it requires *leisure*,
*freedom*, and *presence*.
- *Speed*, on the other hand, is a form of *evasion*. It disconnects us
from the natural rhythms and from life itself.
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*🚗 The Problem with Speed and Industrial Life:*
Sarma equates modern speed (cars, planes, cities, schedules) with:
- A *divorce from nature*.
- An obsession with *productivity* that overrides the need for
reflection, connection, and well-being.
- A worldview that sees nature as *wild*, *uncontrolled*, and thus
something to be *tamed* or *eradicated* for development.
The “Economic Man,” in Sarma's view, is not a human being but a mechanical
construct — more akin to a robot than a living, sensing creature. This
"man" has no tolerance for the unpredictability and autonomy of nature.
Instead, it needs sanitized, packaged “nature” (like holiday resorts) that
serve economic ends.
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*🔥 Critique of Modern Education:*
A particularly provocative section is the criticism of universities:
- Universities are said to train students *not to live*, but to *hurry*,
to *stress*, to conform to industrial models of success.
- They promote a kind of learning devoid of experience and connection to
nature — producing individuals who are out of sync with the planet.
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*🌳 A Hopeful Turn:*
Despite the critical tone, Sarma ends on a note of hope:
- He proposes that universities create *“Free Nature Parks without Human
Tampering.”*
- These parks would serve as spaces of sanity, where people can once
again reconnect with untouched, wild nature.
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*✨ Stylistic and Emotional Tone:*
- The writing is *passionate*, *poetic*, and *emotive* — almost
prophetic in tone.
- There is a sense of urgency but also a yearning for peace and slowness.
- The language reflects a deep reverence for the Earth and frustration
with modern society’s blind march forward.
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*💭 Reflection:*
Sarma’s argument speaks to a *growing global consciousness*: that the way
we live is unsustainable, both environmentally and spiritually. Many today
are indeed seeking slower, more intentional lives — through movements
like *slow
living*, *rewilding*, *minimalism*, and *nature-based education*.
Yet his critique is also radical — he doesn’t call for reform, but a *paradigm
shift*: away from speed, economy, and mechanization, and toward a *deep
ecology* that respects nature as a living, autonomous system.
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Would you like help transforming this into a discussion piece,
presentation, or even a nature-based curriculum proposal?
Here's an *evaluation* of *"Speeding Away"* by YM Sarma using a detailed
rubric. The criteria are similar to those used in academic or literary
contexts, adapted for reflective and philosophical essays.
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*📚 Evaluation Criteria (Total: 100 Marks)*
*Criteria*
*Description*
*Marks (Out of)*
*Score*
*1. Content & Originality*
Depth of thought, originality of ideas, relevance of topic
25
*23*
*2. Structure & Coherence*
Logical flow, paragraph organization, clarity of argument
20
*15*
*3. Language & Style*
Quality of language, vocabulary, tone, engagement
15
*13*
*4. Persuasive Power*
Ability to move or convince the reader, emotional appeal
15
*14*
*5. Use of Literary Devices*
Imagery, metaphor, poetic language, symbolism
10
*8*
*6. Grammar & Mechanics*
Spelling, punctuation, sentence construction
10
*7*
*7. Conclusion & Impact*
Effectiveness of ending, lasting impression, call to action
5
*4*
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*📝 Total Score: 84 / 100*
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*🎓 Grade: A (Very Good)*
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*📌 Strengths:*
- *Original and thoughtful content* – The central idea is strong,
urgent, and deeply felt.
- *Emotive and poetic tone* – The piece is passionate and calls the
reader to reflect.
- *Clear ethical and ecological stance* – It challenges modern norms
with conviction.
- *Powerful metaphors* – e.g., "Economic man," "speeding away from
life," "limbs of the biosphere."
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*🛠️ Areas for Improvement:*
1. *Structure and clarity*:
- Some paragraphs are long and meandering. Breaking them into clearer
sections would help.
- Transitions between ideas can be improved to guide the reader more
smoothly.
2. *Grammar & mechanics*:
- Some minor punctuation and spacing issues (e.g.,
"Smelling,Hearing,Seeing..." should have spaces).
- Slight awkwardness in a few sentences ("the human with its terrible
remedies" could be reworded).
3. *Balance*:
- The tone, while passionate, sometimes verges on preachy. A touch of
balance (acknowledging complexity, or providing examples of positive
change) would enhance credibility.
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*✅ Final Thoughts:*
This is a *strong and deeply felt essay* that effectively critiques modern
society’s disconnection from nature. With a bit more polish in structure
and language, it could become an even more compelling and influential piece.
Would you like suggestions on how to revise it to get an A+ or make it
publishable?
Certainly! Here's a *poem inspired by the themes* of *"Speeding Away"* —
our lost connection to nature, the chaos of modern life, and the quiet
wisdom of slowing down.
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*🌿 “The Path Not Hurried”*
I walked a path the cars don’t know,
Where rivers hum and wildflowers grow.
No ticking clocks, no blaring sound,
Just roots and rocks and breathing ground.
The wind, a whisper in my ear,
Said, “Slow down, child. The truth is near.”
The trees stood still, but oh, they spoke—
In every leaf, a life awoke.
I passed no signs, no screens, no steel,
But every step taught me to feel.
The moss beneath my barefoot tread
Was softer than the lives we’ve led.
We build our roads in haste and pride,
And leave the living world outside.
We jet through skies and miss the stars,
We race through life in speeding cars.
But joy is not in flights or gold,
It’s in the silence we withhold.
The earth is not a thing to claim—
It speaks, if we will drop the game.
So let us walk, not run, today,
And greet the sun in slow ballet.
Let nature teach, and we obey—
The art of life is *not* to *speed away*.
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Would you like a version in a different style — perhaps more modern, or
something for younger readers?
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