Smog

“It’s still burning. Don’t you see the smoke? Oh… you cannot see the smoke, because of the smog. They are different from one another. Smoke can be black-ish, smelly and all-pervasive. Smog is more like a haze, also all-pervasive. The colour and smell of smoke are unmistakable signs of bad toxic elements, because it leaves all that carbon deposit… where?…For God’s sake, look at the hole in the ozone layer!! Impure rot has shot through the roof… Smog? That’s just some winter haze, foggy, hill-station in the clouds, heavens descending for a vacation. You hear it’s bad too? Well, you can only hear; because you cannot see. Poor visibility is because of the smog. No.. this is not about the poor! It’s about vision. When the vision gets poorer, a fire must be lit. The smog is powerful and all-pervasive! But first, we need to get rid of the rot. For that, we have to burn a lot of carbon and there will be a lot of smoke. This is a sacrificial bonfire. The more people contribute, the brighter it will burn. Once all the carbon is burned, it will be cleaner. Brighter.”

“Where’s the fire? Where’s the fire? We must jump in and prove our purity!… but, can we breathe after that?”

“The smoke will take time to clear but once it clears, there will be no carbon. No dirt.”

“What about this smog? Where does that come from? Will that clear? It’s neither smoky, nor transparent. Can you see? Can you breathe?”