tehran’s dinosaurs

the tiny "village" of tehran must have been a beautiful place to live 200 years ago. located in a valley with spectacular views of the alborz mountains. the clean air. surrounded by arable land and blessed with a temperate climate. and let’s not forget the fresh feeling that accompanies a spring that arrives with a blanket of green covering everything in sight. some of that remains as every single tree within sight is in bloom, and i guess for a couple of weeks i’ll be able to enjoy this beautiful shade of green before things are covered and consumed by the smog and chemical build up.

if we took out 75% of the people and cars at this point, it still has a chance. nature rejuvenates. while some scars will remain but i’m sure given time, even those will disappear. as khayam says, we are all food for the soil, so why fight it so hard?

i’m sure that had the dinosaurs known all those years ago, that their pressurized remains would someday cause such plastic-driven progress and pain, they may have fought a little harder before letting us take over.