Thursday, December 30, 2004

Rebuilding the Life

Tsumanis have destroyed life along shores of many countries. This disaster might have destroyed life of thousands, but it will not be able to destroy the fighting spirit of mankind. Sympathy and unity is evoked in the masses. Taking this disaster as a challenge, scientists will invent new techniques to predict and alarm such calamities. Colonies will be rebuilt, tourists will flock beaches again and fishermen will continue sailing on waves. The boundless ambition of a sailor is lively illustrated in this Marathi poem.
Tragedies do happen. We can discover the reason, blame someone, imagine if they had not occurred. But it did occur and so be it. From here onward, we must out aside the fear it has invoked in us and begin to rebuild the life. One advantage of a disaster is that it destroys bad alongside good. One can start from beginning, making improvements over the past. Another poem exactly emphasises the undying human courage and optimism in the aftermath of a tragedy.
Recalling the fond memories of days in Chennai, where I stayed in a 'beach-bungalow' on East Coast Road, I vividly remember the heavenly pleasure of walking bare feet on beach. Perhaps nature doesn't have feelings, but whenever a wave unexpectedly came forward and touched my feet on Neelankari beach, I was always amused at the imagination that a sea is childishly naughty. Tsunamis show only the rare furious side of sea.

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