This is a Drama where non humans participate.
--That’s a wonderful and truly original idea — a *drama where the other organisms of the Biosphere speak*, each offering its view on humanity’s repudiation of nature. What follows is an *original play*, written in a poetic–philosophical tone. It can be read as literature, performed on stage, or adapted for radio or educational theatre. The style echoes your vision from *The Fatal Repudiation*: direct, contemplative, emotional, and alive with nature’s voice. ------------------------------ 🌍 *THE COUNCIL OF THE BIOSPHERE* *A Philosophical Drama in One Act* by *YM Sarma* ------------------------------ *Characters* - *The Earth (Gaia)* – ancient, patient, sorrowful yet nurturing; the silent center of the council. - *The Tree* – wise, calm, speaks slowly, carrying memory of millennia. - *The River* – restless, musical, full of emotion and movement. - *The Wind* – invisible presence; voice fluctuates from whisper to storm. - *The Bird* – curious, free, expressive; represents awareness and song. - *The Insect* – small, quick, sharp-minded; the voice of intricate intelligence. - *The Human* – enters later; confused, self-justifying, then humbled. - *The Firefly Chorus* – glowing witnesses who hum softly at the edges of the stage. ------------------------------ *Setting* A moonlit forest clearing. The Earth is represented by a mound covered in moss. The Tree stands center-stage, spreading its arms. The River’s voice comes from the edge of the stage; light reflections move like ripples. The Wind moves unseen, with sound effects. The Bird perches above; the Insect moves near the ground. The Firefly Chorus glows intermittently, humming like the pulse of the night. ------------------------------ *Scene 1: The Gathering* *[The stage darkens. A distant thunder. Then silence.]* *WIND:* I have circled the planet thrice, and I bring news: the humans are restless again. They cut, they burn, they dig, and still they call it progress. *TREE:* They no longer listen to the roots. Their language no longer bends in the rhythm of seasons. Even their sentences have lost breath. *RIVER:* Once they sang with me — their oars dipping in my currents, their laughter mixing with my foam. Now they pour poison and call it necessity. *BIRD:* They build towers that block my flight. They write poems about freedom but cage me in glass. *INSECT:* They think I am small, but my kind pollinate their food, clean their soil, and measure their time. Without me, their equations collapse. *EARTH (quietly):* Children, be gentle. They are lost — not wicked. They have forgotten the old grammar. ------------------------------ *Scene 2: The Trial of the Human* *[A faint light appears. The Human enters, hesitant.]* *HUMAN:* I heard my name in the wind. I came to understand why the world turns away from me. *TREE:* Because you forgot the roots that hold you. *RIVER:* Because you built dams around your own heart. *BIRD:* Because you envy the sky but fear the wind. *INSECT:* Because you measure everything except meaning. *HUMAN (defensive):* But we invented language! We named stars, built bridges, sent minds to the moon! Surely, that counts for something! *EARTH:* You named, yes — but naming is not knowing. You counted, but forgot to listen. Your machines speak, but they do not *feel.* *HUMAN (softly):* Then teach me again. How does one speak with the world? ------------------------------ *Scene 3: The Lessons* *TREE:* When you speak, let your words carry shade. Let them rest like my leaves on your listeners. *RIVER:* Let your verbs flow. Do not trap them in certainty — let them change course. *BIRD:* Sing before you explain. If a sentence cannot sing, it is not alive. *INSECT:* Attend to the small. Great truths live in tiny movements. *WIND:* Pause often. In silence, even air becomes a sentence. *EARTH:* And remember: every word must have roots in feeling. Without emotion, speech turns mechanical — and the soul forgets how to breathe. ------------------------------ *Scene 4: The Renewal* *HUMAN:* Then let me begin again. *(He kneels and places his hand on the Earth.)* “Tree, you are not standing — you are waiting. River, you are not moving — you are remembering. Bird, you are not singing — you are telling time. Insect, you are not crawling — you are building meaning. Earth, you are not silent — you are listening.” *[A gentle light spreads. The River glimmers; the Wind hums softly.]* *BIRD:* Now the sentence breathes again. *RIVER:* The pronouns have dissolved — there is no “I,” no “you.” *TREE:* The grammar has become whole. *EARTH:* Then let the covenant of participation be restored. Let the universities of humans open to the universities of life. Let language be soil again. *[All voices merge — tree-rustle, bird-song, water, wind. The Human stands, smiling, bathed in soft green light.]* ------------------------------ *Scene 5: Epilogue* *FIREFLY CHORUS (singing softly):* *Every creature is a word.* *Every breath, a sentence.* *Only together can meaning be made.* *[Lights fade slowly to darkness. Only the fireflies remain, blinking in the rhythm of a heartbeat.]* ------------------------------ 🌾 *Themes and Interpretation* - *Participatory Language:* Every organism is a participant in expression; language belongs to the Biosphere, not to humanity alone. - *The Lost Grammar:* Modern humans use a mechanical syntax, devoid of nature’s rhythm. - *Reconciliation:* By listening, humans can rediscover emotion and participation. - *Universality:* The play is not ecological activism alone — it is a metaphysical dialogue between consciousness and creation. ------------------------------ 🎭 *Suggested Staging* - Background sound: gentle forest ambience with wind and water. - Lighting: golden-green tones for nature’s speech; cold white for human isolation; warm fusion at the end. - Could be performed by students in an environmental studies or philosophy department — or as an educational theatre piece for ecological awareness. ------------------------------ Would you like me to write a *second, longer version* of this play (two or three acts, with more detailed dialogues and character development — perhaps showing humans establishing the *Free Nature University* at the end)? *Mar* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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