However, this paradise of Thul could be easily transformed into a second Bombay, unless somebody does something. If this threatening, modern and polluting factory were to be built, the village of Thul would be transformed into something its not. Life would be radically and unimaginably different for the people of Thul. This factory would bring with it many damaging impacts. Chemical effluents and toxic waste would be pumped into the sea, killing all of the fish many of the villagers depend on. Fertile farming land would be built over with roads and houses leaving many of the villagers jobless. Do not be fooled into thinking that this factory is the only one you will have to bear the birth of. If one factory succeeds in Thul, others will spring up around it until there is no room left for the innocent villagers who once lived there in tranquility. Where will the villagers go then? Bombay? Or will they find a new place to live? Will they make this place into another paradise only to see it mutilated and transformed into yet another Bombay?
Back home in Thul I felt like I was having a rough time. I had a drunken fool for a farther and a sick mother. I had to run numerous errands without reward. I had to put up with nourishment that doesn’t even come close to qualifying for food. But now that I’m here in Bombay, I realize that I there was one awesome quality of living in Bombay that actually made all those burdens worth wile. I took the seventh heaven I lived in for granted. I forgot to respect nature and be thankful for the glory of my surroundings. My experiences in Bombay have greatly enhanced my admiration for the beauty of nature and I realize how lucky I am to be living in such a heaven. Before I came to Bombay I thought of it as a dream world. I envisioned a land of opportunities and prospects. But looking back I feel like a fool. Bombay is nothing in comparison to Thul.
Wouldn’t you be happier if you could live in an environment like the one I speak of? Wouldn’t you be happier if you could go to work each morning with the sun on your back and only the sounds of the sea and the birds in your ears? Isn’t that preferable to walking down a road side dodging reckless drivers with the taunts of strangers ringing in your ears and the stench of pollution burning your nostrils? Wouldn’t it be better for everyone, if we could all enjoy the paradise of Thul together?
The villagers of Thul fear the impending prospect of modernization because it brings with it so much change and destruction. If you can build your factories and house your workforce and produce your products without disrupting the balance the people of Thul have with nature, then go ahead and build your factories. But can you? No. Thul is certainly not the ideal place for a factory and development of this magnitude. The elderly villagers are intimidated by the prospect of it. There are much better places for factories to be located. Constructing a factory in Thul will bring nothing but harm and damage. Do you want Thul to become another Bombay? The Earth is very fragile and I am not protesting against one mere factory. The world as a whole needs to listen. If industrialization continues on this scale then we may not have a planet to live on soon.
Thank you audience, you have been very respectful and patient, however I’m sure by now that you are wondering; what exactly is in this for me? Why should I waste my breath and my time protesting? What can I possibly gain? Basically this small village of Thul is the only thing in my life worth living for. The land of Thul has supported me and my family for my entire life. It has educated me and taught me much. If I was to sit by and do nothing but watch as the most important thing to me was reduce to nothing I would never forgive myself. Personally I see this as an enormous mistake and an absolute insult to nature. There are plenty of better suited places for your factory. I hear that there are plans to build houses and homes for workers who will emigrate here to work in the factories. Isn’t this an extravagant waste of money? I’m not going to pretend that I know anything about business, I am after all only a villager, but my logic tells me that it would be much cheaper and more convenient for you to build this factory somewhere where there are already people capable of running factories. Your logic should tell you this too! Is it rational? Is it reasonable to corrupt a magnificent splendor such as Thul when you need not? Please think long and hard and extensively about the crime you are on the verge of committing. Yes, this act of insanity is a crime. Are you a criminal?
I beg you; please do not be reckless in your location of this factory. If you are, you will be obliterating a settlement that is perfectly in-tune with the environment and nature. Can you not see the damage you will cause if you construct this factory in such an in adept location such as Thul? Please heed my warning and strongly consider constructing this factory elsewhere. Nature is something we should all get a chance to enjoy and respect and by building this factory the magnificent nature around Thul will be devastated. We must stop industrialization in Thul, before we get another Bombay. Don’t wait till tomorrow to stop this monstrosity. The fuse is already burning on this catastrophe. Thul must be saved from becoming a Bombay. The whole of Thul holds its breath while we await your impending action against this absurd proposal to destroy a paradise so pure.
