This is the monsoon season at Vellore. Some days look down cast, although the down pour is only a drizzle. To have several cloudy days without rains is bit unusual. There is a threat of cyclone striking the coastal areas in Andhra Pradesh. If it were to occur, it would be the third cyclone during this monsoon.
It can be cloudy, raining, or rain with thunderstorm or end up as a cyclone!
I suppose this has a symbolic meaning in our lives. We can go through similar situations in our inner being.
We may feel mildly disturbed with events happening to ourselves or to others. I felt disturbed by watching the news of a woman being attacked when she was in an ATM, ending up with head injury and hemiparesis. We can get drenched emotionally in a torrent of upheavals caused by unexpected events or series of unpleasant experiences. I felt this when I was listening to the story of a family who lost all their life savings, when the investment company collapsed. The family saved to send their children to college for professional courses. Their lives are shattered.
There are times when we can feel even more disturbed emotional!
On such occasions, it is necessary to stay inwardly composed because, upheavals can bring some valuable insights to life. As we stay watching sea waves striking at the shore, one can find shells and corals getting deposited on the beach. The sight of the waves can be intimidating, but they carry some valuables for us to cherish.
Any difficult experience can cause inner turbulence; but it also carries with it insights and and some message of inner healing!
I saw this happening when a child returned from his play with bruises over knees and elbows. He did not complain, but his mother noticed them. When asked the child told the mother, ‘Every game carries the risk of falling down and suffering injury. But that cannot stop me form playing the game’.
Life has its mixture of undulating events. The summary of all experiences is growth and maturity!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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