Episode#01
People always have urge to Land on moon,
visit planets of Mars and Venus and exploring a new Universe. This quest of
nature led them to the moon and the space. Mean while, the people of third
world living a plain life not even aware of the astonishing and adventurous places
other than what they have offered to watch in movies. Their life circulates
about, for males, petrol prices to Pakistan team performance in WCT20 and for
females, Kitchen to the Star plus Drama “Saas bhi Kabhi Bahu thi”. News
bulletins add chilies to the wounds of depression. All what we need is Inspirations
to get our self energized to fight against dramatic routine life. Now, the
question is, from where we can get “Inspiration”? Does an instant Energy Drink really
boost our energy instantly or dosage of anti depressant help us to get out of
it? Inspirational quotations or stories might work up to some extent. After a
thorough research, I come up with a solution. And the solution is Nature. We
are living in a wonderful and astonishing planet. Once you start discovering,
you will feel like a never ending journey of spiritual inspiration in an
energized sea. Due to lack of resources, many of us may not find opportunity to
visit physically but I have tried to compile a little data here. You might not find
a sea to swim but at least know where to dive in. I will share my experience
and provide you the “diving point references”; you can either explore further or
share more of it with us. Note: from “diving point reference” I mean the
astonishing place of the planet Earth which takes us to the sea of Inspiration.
1. GREAT
BLUE HOLE- BELIZE:
The Great Blue Hole is ranked as number one on the list of
"The 10 Most Amazing Places on Earth" by Discovery Channel in year 2012. It is a deep
cave of limestone formed when the sea level was low. Formation of this vertical
cave is resulted from natural process of rock weathering and quaternary
glaciations, started to form about 150,000 years ago. The Great Blue Hole is a
paradise for scuba divers. The circular hole of 300m diameter and 125m deep is
located 70km off the coast of Belize on a lighthouse reef. Belize Barrier Reef
Reserve System is declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. The hole
is submerged with crystal clear water and due to its depth it appears dark blue
as compare to surrounding water which is less deep and shows turquoise color. The
turquoise color water is surrounded by dense rain forest of mosses and ferns. Myriad
species of marine life including tropical fish and spectacular coral formations
can be seen there. These species includes Caribbean reef shark, nurse shark,
bull shark, black tip shark, hammerheads and parrotfish. Blue Hole is
discovered by French marine explorer Jacques Cousteau in 1971. Scientist
relates a theory of Mayan’s (Mesoamerican) declination with it. Analysis shows
that the water at the depth of hole contains aluminum and titanium which are
result of drought and heavy rain fall in the region which has wiped out the
civilization of Mayan. This theory is still under discussion.
2. HOT
SPRING POOL OF BLOOD-JAPAN:
Japanese Island Kyushu is famous for its nine hells. Most
astonishing one is Red Pool of Blood located in the town of Beppu. Japanese
word for hell is “Jigoku” (18 layers of hell), so the place is known as “Beppu
Jigoku. The red color of the pool is because of the presence of iron oxide,
sulfur and alum in high concentration. Pool is look like boiling plasma at average
temperature of ±90⁰. Heat gets more severe in summer and sizzling red steam
affects the nearby areas. Color of the pool varies at different locations and
time because of varying concentration of iron acids and salts. Pool is known to
be in history since 8th century. Bus and train facilities are
provided for tourist for taking a Trip to Hell. Pudding and other foods cooked
in pool’s steam are served to the visitors of Beppu Jigoku. Soil enriches with
iron salts is used as an ointment for skin diseases and foot treatment of
athlete. Resort is declared as International Spa and Cultural City in 1950.
3. GIPPSLAND
LAKE- AUSTRALIA:
Gippsland Lake is famous for its bioluminescence water. It
is actually a network of lakes fed by rivers. The lake system consists of three
magnificent lakes- Lake King, Lake Victoria and Lake Wellington served by Avon,
Mitchells, Tambo, Thomson and Nicholson Rivers. There is long story behind the
luminescence of the lake. It was a huge bush fire started in Victoria in December,
2006. Due to dry season of autumn fire continues for several days and burnt a
vast area. The heavy rain fall of winter 2007 washed the ashes in to the
rivers. This increase the nitrogen contents of the river. Further the warmness
of summer season allowed rapid growth of micro organism in water. This alga differs
from normal green algae Synechococcus and scientist named it as Notiluca
Scintillans. The algae Notiluca Scintillans looks dull red in day light, while
it shines at night. Lake hosts rare species of marine life including humpback
whales, bottle nose dolphins and Burrunan dolphin. Also it is home for bird migrated
from Siberia and Alaska and recognized as Important Bird Area (IBA) by Bird
Life International.
4. DERVAZA
CRATER- TUKMENISTAN:
Dervaza Crater or the Door to Hell is a hole of 69m wide and
30m deep burning since 1971. Different theories are there about formation of
this crater. The locals called it result of a natural collapse of ground enrich
with natural gas. The popular story is the digging of barren dessert by
geologists in search of natural oil, but they came up with huge emission of
natural gas. Since the set up was not ready for extraction and purification of
gas, and toxic gases would harm the surrounding, so scientist decided to burn
it. Scientifically this process is known as flaring. Soviet Engineers underestimated
that it would burn in few days or week but the high pressure emission of gas
continues the fire since last four decades. On an expedition in November 2013,
George Kuorounis was set out to the first person to land on this burning hell. He
was supported by a team of riggers and funded by National Geographic. Kuorounis
shared his experience in a program series “Dye Trying” on National Geographic
Channel. The recorded temperature of the hell was about 1000⁰C, still there was
no smoke inside. Kuorounis found
presence of bio organism in the soil sample. Scientists are working on the
mystery of life presence in such a scorching environment.
5. SHIMSHAL
LAKE- PAKISTAN:
Shimshal lake is located at Hunza , Pakistan. It is the only
heart shaped lake in the world. After the hard work of cutting mountains and
road work completion by engineers in 90’s, this valley got connection with
other town. Shimshal Lake is supposed to be discovered in 2003. Many folk
stories are related with this mesmerizing lake between the ices Tops Mountains
and glaciers. It is 3100m above the sea level with a population mere in
hundreds. Shimshal attract tourist due to it adventurous glaciers riding.
