Flashback-Magical World (Part 9)

Cathy exclaimed that this was was great information. She did not know that cereals like rice, wheat, and maize were covered under the heading of grasses. This meant that we are all grass eaters to the extent of 50-75%, even if we are non-vegetarians.

It is difficult to imagine that even barley and sugar cane are covered in grasses, added Sherpa with surprise, He further added that throughout life we always keep learning new things enhancing our knowledge.

Then it was question answer session. Aarvin requested us to ask questions.

Ben wanted to know whether it felt pain when people trample the grass, it or burnt it or when animals ate it by pullingit.

The grass was amused by the question asked by Ben. It was a valid question.

The grass replied that normally, people do not know that plants can feel. It is only when confronted by the Touch me not or Sensitive plant that people can actually see that plants respond to an external stimulus. If you touch a sensitive plant it closes.

Yes, grass, for that matter all plants, do have feelings. But until recently, science had not able to show this. scientists have performed experiments on the same type of plants. By exposing one set of plants to hard rock and the other plants to classical music, it was noticed that the first set tried to grow away from the hard rock music while the other set of plants grew towards the side where the sound of classical music was coming.

Zoya, who was very sensitive to subtle energies, wanted to know whether plants could transmit messages especially to those who are sensitive i.e. who can feel the vibrations of plants.

The grass replied of course but the trees were in a better position to answer this question. Trees are better able to transmit messages telepathically to the persons which relative is in dire strait or on the death bed and wants to meet him/her.

Ben wanted to know if the different types of grasses ever fought. So he asked the grass this question.

The grass replied that they all lived in harmony. When a particular area is left to itself, colonization starts from the smaller grasses to bigger ones. Lichens are called pioneer colonizers of bare rock. Lichens release small quantity of acids which corrode the surface of rocks creating small pores and releasing minerals. With the passage of time the porous surface changes into a thin layer of soil. Then comes the next and so on till there are grasses which in turn give way to bigger grasses.

It further added that if mankind looks after a particular grass and not let the other types grow by pulling weeds and other types of grasses, then we remain for ages and ages.

The ornamental lawns people have in their designed gardens are well looked after.

Chris wanted to know why such chips could not be installed in the various plants and trees in our school? Learning would be so much fun. He further added that he would put this fact in his report by writing that he came across such a chip on a blade of grass and it gave him information about itself as it could talk.

His idea was good but who will believe him on Earth? Sherpa had explained to him that such chips are not put anywhere. Trackers/Markers are clipped on the ears of endangered animals, to keep track of them. It gives some information. A suggestion can be given but there is no need to add a story to the suggestion.

We had got a lot of information from the grass, Now it was time to ask the Lake to tell us about itself.

Aarvin had found the idea of talking to the lake amusing and had said that we could go ahead.

Sunny wanted to know if he asked question would the Lake reply? To which Aarvin had replied that you may try.

So he went ahead to ask the Lake to tell us something about itself.

The lake was ready to tell about itself and the reply seemed to come from somewhere in the middle of the lake.

The lake was not huge, quite small actually. Some fish could be seen swimming in it and a few frogs were basking in the sun while sitting on the leaves of the lotus plants.

Sunny said the we will talk to the lake first and then talk to the fish and the frogs as well as the daffodils and the lotus plants.

Ben added that we would also talk to the birds and the squirrels and the rabbits as well as the trees later on.

The Lake replied that it would tell us all the information about lakes that had been fed into it via the chip. Thereafter we could ask it questions. The lake would respond if the answers were within its program. (most of this had been covered in an earlier Chapter).

The lake wanted us to listen carefully.

Basically, a lake is a basin-like area filled with water and surrounded by land. It may have a river or stream or rivulet which functions to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on a piece of land and are not part of the ocean. Hence, they are different from lagoons and are also larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing.

Then there are Natural lakes and Man-made lakes.

Natural lakes are found mostly in the mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found along the courses of mature rivers. In some parts of the world, there are many lakes because of chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last Ice Age. All lakes are temporary over geologic time scales, as they will slowly fill in with sediments or spill out of the basin containing them.

Many lakes are artificial or man-made and have been constructed for industrial or agricultural use, for hydro-electric power generation or domestic water supply, or for aesthetic, recreational purposes, or other activities.

The word lake comes from Middle English lake ("lake, pond, waterway"), from Old English lacu ("pond, pool, stream").