Há mais de 30 anos, um adolescente chamado Jadav "Molai" Payeng começou a plantar sementes ao longo de um banco de areia árido perto de seu local de nascimento, na região de Assam, na Índia, segundo o jornal Asian Age .
Era 1979 e as enchentes arrastaram um grande número de cobras para o banco de areia. Quando Payeng, então com apenas 16 anos, as encontrou, todas já estavam mortas.
"As cobras morreram de calor, sem nenhuma sombra de árvore. Sentei-me e chorei sobre seus corpos sem vida", disse Payeng ao Times Of India .
"Foi uma carnificina. Alertei o departamento florestal e perguntei se eles poderiam plantar árvores ali. Disseram que nada cresceria. Em vez disso, pediram que eu tentasse plantar bambu. Foi doloroso, mas eu fiz. Não havia ninguém para me ajudar", disse ele ao jornal.
Agora, aquele banco de areia antes árido é uma extensa floresta de 1.360 acres, lar de milhares de variedades de árvores e uma impressionante diversidade de vida selvagem – incluindo pássaros, veados, macacos, rinocerontes, elefantes e até tigres.
A floresta, apropriadamente chamada de "bosque Molai" em homenagem ao apelido de seu criador, foi plantada e cultivada inteiramente por um homem: Payeng, que agora tem 47 anos.
Segundo o Asian Age , Payeng dedicou sua vida à manutenção e ao crescimento da floresta. Aceitando uma vida de isolamento, ele começou a viver sozinho no banco de areia ainda adolescente, passando seus dias cuidando das plantas que ali cresciam.
Hoje, Payeng ainda vive na floresta. Ele divide uma pequena cabana com sua esposa e três filhos e ganha a vida vendendo leite de vaca e búfala. De acordo com o Conservador Florestal Adjunto, Gunin Saikia, esta é talvez a maior floresta do mundo no meio de um rio.
"Ficamos surpresos ao encontrar uma floresta tão densa no banco de areia", disse Saikia ao Times Of India , acrescentando que as autoridades da região só tomaram conhecimento da floresta de Payeng em 2008.
Finalmente, Payeng poderá receber a ajuda – e o reconhecimento – que merece.
"Os moradores queriam derrubar a floresta, mas Payeng os desafiou a matá-lo. Ele trata as árvores e os animais como se fossem seus próprios filhos. Vendo isso, nós também decidimos ajudar", disse Saikia.
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Its literary meaning "ONE MAN CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE." If he was able to do it why not 10 people share to plant a tree and make sure it will grow, not just plant a tree and let it grow as in the wild...No we have to make sure it will grow.
planting trees to save mother earth??? It's awesome!!!
I thank God for D life of dis man... He must love nature so much...
I can only wish that I could make a difference in the world like this man. There is a special place in Heaven for him.
everything is possible
this man is cool
his is a powerful man ;and am happy he found love ,a wife and kids' yea'this man is bless, give him a good look he is strong look and look very young for his age
How can we help. Any website available?
यही है हमारे देश का असली नायक!!! ऐसे लोगों को ही सलामी देनी चाहिए न कि "जयराम" कहके "रमेश" भरोसे देश के पर्यावरण को छोड़ना चाहिए!
WOW. AMAZING . Inspiring. Goverment should protect his FOrest.
Thank God they did not name this re-forest as RajivGandhi/IndraGandhi
This man has more will than any one i have recently read about!! He is more powerful than our President and Prime Minister who cannot even have an hecter of land protected. He "Jadav "Molai" Payeng" should be our Minister of Agriculture and Forest as the current one in place have no clue of what a plant is...!! Our prime minister should have him in the ministry asap. We are proud of you Jadav "Molai" Payeng...Jai Hind!!
Brilliant!!!
Great job. Keeping the company of good people brings positivity, creativity in our lives. You have inspired us in many ways. keep up the good work. I will remember you everytime I face a challenge.......and I know the your courage and integrity will guide me to do the right thing....Thank you!!!
I have a comment on the following saying from the Holistic Science view point in our everyday lives:
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
- Robert Louis Stevenson -
Comment:
The harvest one reaps each day is the fruits of the past which were planted by one in the past. The seed one plants in one's inner mechanism of mind, body and speech after tasting the fruits will be the fruit of the future. The seed that relates to mankind are the likes and dislikes. A like seed will result in a sweet fruit and a dislike seed will result in a bitter fruit.
e.g. of a seed: Have you have the following projection (seed) after tasting the fruit of hurting, causing someone to hurt or supporting someone hurting even slightly the ego of any living being?
I a total of 9 test of which one can see the seed's which are planted in one's life on a continuously.
Truly inspiring what one person can do if they have passion and great love for what they do. Teaches me to find what I love and grow it to a huge forest.
Wow, even when it's the fruits of a man's labor people just want to mow it down. You go Molai! Protect your creation and nurture life. I'll remember this story the rest of my life.
The human spirit is capable of so much! Mr. Payeng's vision became a reality. Beautiful...
Hats off to this man and more power unto him!
thats awesome :)