I watched this leaf hanging from its stem today, as it was rotating in clockwise and anticlockwise directions in the wind. When it turned it revealed more than what was evident from watching just one surface of the leaf. But for the breeze I would not have noticed the leaf. It was the sight of the dancing movement that captured my attention. At first sight, it was just a leaf. But these three photographs reveal that a leaf too can have different visual effect.
The first impression is only a preliminary impression of what we hear, see or think. That is often superficial and limited. The first impression can only be tentative or subjective. And it does not represent the whole.
How does one get used to exploring the whole before we form our opinions!
I have been sued to reading four newspapers most days of the week for several years now. Often the editorials in the newspapers discuss important current events in the society. The editorials often give a flair of many shades of opinion on the topic under discussion. Sometimes another newspaper might discuss even more giving further insights.
The current information about the daily happenings in Jammu and Kashmir after the state has been bifurcated and article 370 dismantled, is one sided. The media and the government seem to suggest that people live normally. But stray reports from various sources give us a contrary picture.
People have a fascination to think and promote one sided version fo a story.
To me this leaf, suspended in the air, gave me an opportunity to appreciate the wisdom in being open to look for truth beyond what I am already aware of!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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