Lord Shiva and his take on climate change (satire)

#climatechange As is well known, Lord Shiva is a simple man with a distinct Bohemian trend – he does not worry about his dress codes, neither does he worry about food. He always has with him his trusted valet Bhringi and pet bull Nandi.
Lord Shiva is easy to please but, if annoyed, he can become a terror.
Right now, he appeared to be off mood. Bhringi stood before him with his head bowed down in shame - he could not get the dose of ganja for his master.
‘You mean to say they do not cultivate ganja anymore?’ Shiva asked.
‘They do it in a very low scale. But – the crops have withered.’
‘Why? Don’t they water the plants?’
‘They do. But – there is not enough water.’
‘What do you mean?’ Shiva banged his trishul three times on the rock.
Immediately Durga came out of the cave wiping her hands on the pallu of her saree. She was busy in the kitchen trying out a new recipe that she had seen on TV and Shiva’s summons irritated her.
‘What is this I hear?’ Shiva demanded to know. ‘I sent Bhringi to get me some ganja and he has returned empty handed. He says the ganja plants have withered due to shortage of water.’
Goddess Durga sighed.
‘It is all due to climate change,’ she said. ‘The world is turning topsy-turvy and the future looks bleak.’

‘Climate change?’ Shiva asked. ‘But – that is normal. Spring, summer, autumn and winter – there are rains and summer heats and winter colds. They have been there always. So – what is new?’
‘My dear Lord. Have you not heard the news? The meeting that world leaders held to tackle climate change? It was in all he TV channels.’
‘Sorry. I did not see the news. I was watching the promotion of those latest movies at that time. So – what is this climate change?’
‘It is to prevent global warming because the heat will melt the ice and human beings will be submerged. They must take action to ensure that such a situation does not arise. They must do away with petrol powered vehicles.’
‘How will they move about?’
‘They can walk or use cycle or use solar energy to propel their vehicles.’
‘I am relieved,’ Shiva grinned. ‘I will once again see those Pushpak raths in the air – horse drawn carriages that Ravan had used to kidnap Sita. And bullock carts on the road. I must inform Noah to keep his ark ready. In case worst comes to worst and the world is flooded, he will have to get into action. Do you have his mobile number?’ (to be continued …)

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