Dear   Dee   said 
that   I  have  philosophy  
of  life  that 
seems  to be   different 
.  And  she 
asked  that   HOW 
CAN  WE  DEFINE 
THE   CRUELTIES  OF 
NATURE ?
Dear   Dee   your 
question   made  me 
smile  because  it 
has  so  much 
innocence  within it :)
Many  years  ago  
when  I  asked  same  to  my  grandfather that " why  
floods   destroy  homes   and 
kill  people "  ,
he  
smiled   gently  and  
said  what  I  read  and  heard 
so  many  times 
in my  life later “EVERYTHING   IN 
THIS  WORLD  HAS 
REASON   AND  WE  
HUMANS  CANNOT   UNDERSTAND 
EVERYTHING  UNTIL  God  LET 
US  KNOW”
Our  planet  is 
still  boiling  inside 
and  it’s   instability 
causes  tsunami . Air   and 
water   given  to 
our   planet   are 
same   as  they 
were  millions  of  years 
ago. They  both  travel  
in  circle  on 
the  earth  and 
under  the  pressure 
of  atmosphere . Their   dense  
powerful   compressed  movements  bring 
intense  storms  of  ocean  and 
wind.
In  this   universe  
you  contemplate    and 
you  will  hardly  
find  SOMETHING   THAT  
DOES  NOT  HAVE 
TWO  ASPECTS  “POSITIVE 
AND  NEGATIVE”
Nature  either   has  
these   both  sides  .Why? 
I  cannot 
tell . All  I  see 
that  we humans  who   are   also    part  of  this  Nature  have  same  contradiction   in 
our  character. We   are   good  ,sympathetic    and 
constructive    and 
we   are   bad  ,cruel  and  
destructive .
Everything  
which  is  part 
of  nature  has 
both  side   to 
serve  in  this 
world .May  be  we 
can  call  it  “CIRCLE  OF  LOGIC   AND 
REASON “   that  is 
part  of  wisdom  
of  Nature .
Another   thing  that  
comes  to  mind 
is  that  these  both   aspects 
of  Nature   always 
challenge   our 
skills  for   survival  
and    after  
each   encounter   bring  
us  more  comprehension    and   foresightedness   to 
see  things   more  clearly 
, attentively  and  face 
them  with  better 
preparation   and  strength  next  time  isn't  it  true ?
Long  ago  when  I
 was 
little  girl  I  saw 
one  of  our 
teacher  had  unique 
way  to  punish (only male) students . If  some 
student   would   fail 
to  memorize  given 
passage  he  would  hold  his 
ear   and  turn 
it  sternly .
When  I   once 
asked  my   father 
why  he  does 
this  ,it  must 
be  painful  .Father 
replied  smilingly  this 
is  olden  way 
to   awaken  brain 
which  is  lazy 
in  normal  conditions.
Later  I  did 
it  to  myself 
to check  but  nothing 
happened  .Then  I  requested 
to  my  younger 
sister .She  did  it 
heartedly  and I  could 
feel   how  amazing 
it  was. It  was   painful 
enough  to  make 
eyes   bit  teary  but 
it  made  brain  attentive  and  work 
bit  faster   for  quite  while . 
I  am  not 
taking  side  of 
the  way of  punishment 
 nor  I  am 
saying  that  nature 
punish  us  or 
awake  us  with 
wrong  manner  .I 
am  only   sharing what 
I  know. 
I    deeply   sympathies  
with  people  who 
suffer   with  natural 
disasters  .My  part 
of  land  is 
not  exception.
Worst  floods 
and  earthquakes  soaked people 
from  earth  many 
times.
In  2015  during 
my  visit   to 
my  native  area  I
 coincidentally   met 
a  lady  in 
hospital  corridor .She  must 
be   in  her 
forties . While  conversation  she 
told  that  she 
belong  to  Balakot's 
northern  town  where 
an  earthquake  in 
2005  killed  more 
the  87000 people .
She said it’s been ten years and they have lost hope long ago that government will do something about people who had lost everything in this disaster .
 She  was  currently  working  in a  beauty parlor 
as  assistant  since  
some  years  and 
was  living  on 
rent  with  her 
younger  brother .
After  all 
the  sad  talk 
she  finished  with 
sentence  that   "whatever 
happened   I  am 
grateful  for  life  I
 have today I  could 
have  not  thought 
living  so  independently  back  then".
She  said 
she   feels  strong 
when  she  thinks 
that  as  person 
she  has  grown much  mature  and now even   is  able 
to  support  her 
brother  for his education. Deep  in 
my  heart  I  was 
grateful  that  she 
said  that  before 
we  were departed.
Do   we  
have   choice ? No .This  is 
world,  not  heaven 
where   everything  should 
work  in  perfect  manner  and  we  only
sit  and  enjoy 
the  life.
This  is 
world  where  we 
humans  also  have  broken 
the 
every  single 
rule  of  nature  
ruthlessly  . For  being 
most  
powerful  and 
immortal,   we  have 
taken  countless  lives  
and  still  call  ourselves “CIVILIZED” proudly 
and  declare   enthusiastically  that 
all  we  have 
done  it  is for 
the  betterment  of 
humanity .
It’s   not  true . But 
still , do  we  have 
choice . No  all  we 
can  do  is 
to  keep  fighting  for 
survival  and  pray  for   insight 
and  understanding     to 
deal  with  things .
Still  I  would 
say   that  whatever 
Negativity   Nature  or 
We  human  have 
inside  us  is  
not  without  purpose. 
As   the  negative 
force  of  water 
and  wind  is 
utilized  to  generate 
various  kind  of 
energies  useful  to  world .
Such   power  given  
to  Nature  and 
humans  can  also 
be  used  to 
make  world a better 
place.
How ? Let us think!
How ? Let us think!
 
Baili you did a great job answering one of the questions we all have from time to time. This world is broken and only God's love will restore it. Soon when King Jesus returns we will see heaven on earth - until then we humans must live knowing what we see now is temporary but what is unseen is eternal. In my humble opinion we live by faith knowing God is good and He always knows what is best. Thanks for such a good post Baili - Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThe nature is cruel and destructive and many ideas came up about it, including use nuclear weapons to destroy storms. This atmosphere will rich with radioactive, and Radioactive able to "play" with DNA code that cause defect and mutation. Just another example of power of nature and human :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day!
You always have such deep insights into situations and events, Baili. You express them so well too.
ReplyDeleteWell said!
ReplyDeleteThis is an age-old question and I think you did an admirable job of tackling it.
"This is the world, not heaven..." For me, you just said it all.
ReplyDeleteYou are a wonderful writer in expressing what you feel in your heart in such an articulate way. Thank you for offering such a lovely blog for all to enjoy:)
Much love to you, my friend.
Good and bad, happy and sad, ease and disease. All are different sides to the same coins.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully said!
ReplyDeleteThere is much wonder in nature, and yes, much power that destroys, but it destroys what we create, not what nature is building. It is silly and futile for human beings to attempt to completely understand what God and nature has created and is creating. We should rejoice in the wonders and plenty we receive, and assume that there is a plan and a reward for enduring that which disrupts us. Trying to understand the immense power of nature and God is crazy, we are but a drop of water in a vast oceanic universe.
ReplyDeleteI love your take on this question, and am so happy to have a friend from so far away.
Hello Baili,
ReplyDeleteAn extremely thoughtful post, thank you for sharing your answer to Dee's question which I read with much interest.
I felt sadness and admiration for the lady who you encountered in the hospital corridor and her philosophy on life following such an ordeal she experienced.
It is always lovely to visit your blog xx
Fascinating post as always. Though I think that I view the universe as a little more random then you do, I agree that human beings can make things better.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
I agree with you grandpa's words - so,so true, even though sometimes it is do painful and hard to remember that. Very wisely written as always! Thank you so much for your kind comments on my Youtube video, means a lot to me. Have a lovely weekend ☺
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the saying "adversity builds character", which I have always found has a lot of truth in it!
ReplyDeleteNature is ever changing and so are humans, but not always in the best of ways.
ReplyDeleteHi, Baili! I spent a long time responding to the post that prompted Dee's question, so I will be much briefer here. I burst out laughing at the story about your teacher, father, you, your younger sister, and the ear twisting. I agree ~ it will awaken a lazy brain! Such a wonderful, real, and oh-so-human story! Thank you for sharing it! I've been through a lot in my life, but nothing like the woman who had survived the earthquake. I am grateful for every day of my life, and I hope that I would have the strength and courage to feel that gratitude if such a tragedy struck me. Big hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteSophisticated, I have no idea how to control my brain follow the nature ..
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
Wow!
ReplyDeleteWell said, or should I say written!
All the best Jan
Well said, Baili. Thank you for all of your kind and thoughtful comments on my blog. Wishing you a wonderful, peaceful day.
ReplyDeleteI am grateful for everything in my life and from what I have learned, there is a reason for everything! Big Hugs!
ReplyDeleteSo beautifully put :-)
ReplyDeleteIn life we are given gifts and you are one of those gifts (for me).