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A Drink That Heals
A Drink That Heals: A Non-Alcoholic Elixir Reminiscent of Beer Some memories arrive not just to be remembered but to be re-understood.Today, I recalled one such memory, a scorching summer day in northern India. The month was May. I was travelling from Ludhiana to Mullanpur in Punjab, and the heat was unforgiving, almost like fire wrapped in air. As I sat in the car, the road ahead blurred in the waves of rising heat. My eyes wandered outside the window—not out of curiosity, but helplessness. I saw animals—cows, buffaloes, and dogs—lying in the dust with eyes half-closed and breath slowing. I had nothing to offer them except prayer. Then I…
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When Nature Speaks:
In 2022, a visit to Patiala opened a silent dialogue with nature. The trees whispered their sorrow: “We are no longer food.” That same message echoed when learning about Legionnaires’ disease, a severe pneumonia born from stagnant water and neglect. Both experiences point toward a deeper truth: our disconnection from the living flow of earth, water, and food. Disease is not only biological, it is a reflection of forgotten conversations with nature. When we listen with silence and responsibility, we begin to restore the relationship between human health and the health of the world. When Nature Speaks: A Reflection on Legionnaires’ Disease and the Silent Cry of Trees “When we…