Words of Wisdom

    When I first arrived in India, way back in August 2010, I was confused, overwhelmed, and a little intimidated by the colorful chaos of this country. People, dogs, cows, traffic and *HONK HONK*.  So on day #3, while sitting in a taxi travelling from Dehradun to Mussourie, I took comfort in a series of earnest signs along the road extolling the virtues of tree-planting and environmental protection.  Despite the somewhat socialist and hippy, circle-of-life-ish implications, here were some sentiments I could relate to. Here's a selection for your reading pleasure.

Tree means water

Water means bread

Bread means life

Make the world a 

happy place for 

the people to live in

Prosperity through forestry

     .....and my favorite:

 Consume wisely

Conserve widely

These sentiments and signs date from the early 1980's, during which time there was a national effort to combat environmental degradation in mountainous regions though tree planting on a massive scale.

Another type of helpful road-side message widely seen throughout India concerns drunk driving.

Speed thrills

But kills

With whiskey

Driving risky

Better to be Mr. Late

Than late Mr.

Well said, National Highways Authority of India.  Well said.