A tribute to Mother Nature and to my dear mother.

As per Hindu Mythology, creation (Srusthi) happens when the Soul (Purusha) combines with nature (Prakriti). This beautiful creation is life itself. The mother of all living things is Prakriti, a.k.a Mother Nature. Billions of years ago the Big Bang happened. Several billion years later, a new star was born-the Sun. Later, when the earth was born, it was not born as a beautiful baby, rather full of molten lava. Mother Earth was later endowed with a gift of water to evolve and sustain life. What started off as water plants and bacteria, evolved into bigger and better species of animals, including humans. What a great evolution Prakriti had to go through to provide a life sustaining environment for us. Mother Earth became the most beautiful manifestation of Prakriti. Mother Earth is poetry in the deep silence of space. She provides all the necessary ingredients for the entire ecosystem to sustain life and flourish. All the living organisms: bacteria, plant, animal, and the human being must be greatly indebted to Prakriti for providing each of us an opportunity to...