NATURAL BALANCE

March 2, 2026

The words of Tajik poet Rudaki in his poem Shahri Maydon (The City Square):
‘When a person disrupts nature’s balancesuffering is inevitable, for the Earth avenges its wounds.”
These lines remind us of nature’s fragility and the consequences of careless treatment.

Art by Jasmina Bakhtiyorova, 12
Sirdaryo, Uzbekistan
Text by Muslim Gharibmamadov, 18
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
NATURAL BALANCE