Short Story

           There was a forest, which was such a wonderful and amazing place, that all types of flora and fauna wished to live there. It was green everywhere and some flowers here and there, where insects hummed collecting nectar and birds sing songs to impress there mates. It was a home for rabbits, butterflies, squirrels, lizards, mice, foxes, spiders, deer, and wild buffalo and for many more wild animals.

       The forest was ruled by a pride of lions. Pride had lions, lioness and cubs. Mothers always protected the cubs, as there was a threat from other wild animals. Hunting was job of the elders and cubs never allowed. One day they got a chance for hunting after their repeated requests.

       All the cubs were asked to make a plan to attack then to execute it and then to share the prey. After executing the plan, they had a deer to eat.  All the cubs had to share the prey. One of the cub said that it wanted a higher share as it attacked the deer’s neck without fear. Other cub said that it had planned the attack so it should get a better share. All cubs started to demand for higher share and started to quarrel.

       The quarrel somehow ended for the day but the cubs decided that they must show their capacity to reaming sibling cubs. Therefore, the next day, they all began to prey individually to demonstrate their strength and power. As the days passed exploitation continued by cubs, now became lions. The animals were endangered and at the verge of extinction due to over exploitation. This led to a disturbance in biodiversity. The forest degraded its green and beauty.

       Observing the situation all the learned and elderly animals of the forest came together and constituted new rules. These rules were based on basic principle of nature that to hunt only to fulfill their hunger and needs but not too fulfill their greed. A prize as a positive reinforcement was also given to those animals, which obeyed the rules to fullest extent. Every animal of the forest followed the new rules including the young lions. Once again, the forest regained its lost glory and flourished with joy, happiness and with green once again.

       This story has a grate resemblance with our own story. The young and energetic cubs, which preyed excessively, are like some of us who exploit the nature without any genuine need. And all the learned and elderly who took initiative to streamline the hunting and restricting the extent of hunting while not compromising the need to satisfy  hunger are like our IGBC.

       With genuine cause and collective efforts, will bring lost glory to live, like in this story and will be the same in our story.