Dr. Rashmi Mayur, a Crusader for the Sacred Earth — An Icon and a Legend (2)
By Dr. Kumudini Mayur
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb., 10, 2024: “I seldom recognized why I was here for the time passed like a second. My life was too fast as if it was a legend,” wrote Dr. Rashmi Mayur prophetically in “Poetry of Life,” his last collection of writings, which he wrote while he was recovering from a stroke in Mumbai, India. On February 10, 2004, his life passed like a brilliant flash of light from here into the universe – perhaps on a more spectacular mission. In another context he wrote: “I am searching for new ways to find the future in the universe of tomorrow.”
Two decades have passed since Dr. Rashmi Mayur left this abode to be somewhere in his quest in this universe. While he was amongst us, he was ahead of his times. In the early 20th century. he was amongst very few, to have transcended borders to pursue his studies in the USA. After receiving his Ph.D. from the US, he never stopped his nomadic journeys all over the planet, talking about the Mother Earth. He frantically lectured all over the world about saving this Planet and the fleeting nature of human existence. He was a pioneer, a very early global advocate for Earth’s preservation - to talk about sustainability, pollution, population, food shortages and more. He knew Nature was an entangled web that we have to preserve if we have to survive on this planet.
Dr. Rashmi Mayur’s visionary insights resonate as we look at the state of the world today in the form of climate change, a consequence of human actions as manifested in wildfires, floods, cyclones and lots of extreme events causing huge losses of lives around the world. His early warnings, such as foreseeing conflicts over water echo in the current world’s challenges.
Dr. Rashmi Mayur’s dream was: “We can hope that what we do makes a difference, that we can build our Earth from our fondest dreams and visions.” He further urged in earnest, “Our purpose is to dedicate our lives to regenerating the Earth and building a new human order. A new Earthly order where every child – no matter where – will experience joyful existence, happiness in unity with the universe, and the ecstasy of being a pilgrim in the eternal march of evolution. If we devote our common energies to our common future, then we cannot fail to realize our hopes.”
Dr. Rashmi Mayur envisioned a harmonious Earth built on dreams for which he received numerous accolades. His poignant and compassionate words resonate today as a call to unite in safeguarding our only abode, our only home before we destroy it.
Dr. Rashmi Mayur, my iconic brother, who was way ahead of his times is deeply remembered by his friends and family.
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