A tragedy of commons- indeed

'The tragedy of the commons', heard about this phrase,

another reason to be ashamed of human nature

which is selfish and greedy, as we are careless and ignorant,

we grab everything!

A king made a big pond in front of his palace, and asked his people to donate a bucket of milk from each house, 

to fill it

and in the morning, he found a big dam of pure water,  as each person thought, who will know, if I throw a bucket of water instead of milk.....

This dam, the commons, is the place or the thing, which is common, 

belongs to none,

doesn't belong to one person, neither you, nor I

though it belongs to us

when it comes to such a public good, we don't realise any limits,

We, those who have the power to take what we want,  

we keep taking

We, those who have the greed not the need 

For things 

that nature willingly gives

As it cares for us, 

but do we? 

There is a need for us, to know, to realise, to understand that it can't go on like this

We can't keep taking and taking 

without giving some back

a dam or a forest, a communal garden or a pathway, a temple, or a welfare society

replenishing what has been taken, leaving some for others, if each one of us does that

we'll have the commons, 

we'll have a future

We need commons, we need to keep the commons, yes that's the need

Indeed!! 

(An economic term Tragedy of commons means - when short term, short sighted act of selfishness and greed results in tragedy for all).