All in a day’s work
All in a day’s work!, originally uploaded by anitabora. The sun sets over Bangalore. A view from the terrace in my building. In the middle is the moon also vying for attention.
Day: December 29, 2004
And there’s hope yet
Flickering in the wind Originally uploaded by anitabora. Some nice words that struck a chord, in these hard times. A Little Step It’s a moonlit night, beside a lake Stars are shining bright, magic in the air People all around, smiles you see People that you love You’re not so sure its real, too good to be Just a lingering doubt, maybe This is all you’ve wanted your world to be A place where heaven ends, the earth begins You begin to wonder Cannot believe that all this time you’ve missed it There is so much beauty around that you’ve failed to see Then you walk away Wishing that you could take away all sorrow, all pain Make tomorrow a little better than today You couldn’t stand to watch, destruction of this place you’ve seen Broken hopes and shattered dreams Chaos, confusion Maybe it’s a dream, it could be true A paradise on earth You can make this world what you want it to be A place where heaven ends and the earth begins You …
Nature’s fury
According to the TOI today, around 24000 words have already been written about the tsunami tragedy and I probably shouldn’t add to the count. I have been at a loss for words. Switching on the television after coming back from a trip to Hampi on Sunday and watching the pictures and hearing the news headlines about the death and destruction, especially so close to home, was devastating. Ironically, standing amongst the ruins of Hampi, I wondered at the beauty of Mother nature, while elsewhere, she showed her enormous fury by destroying everything in her path. It’s heartening to see all the Chennai bloggers doing so much. I have been visiting most of them to get updates on news and accounts. Kiruba, Lazy Geek, Suman; Ravi Kumar and Prince Roy. A post from Madman: At times like these, I’m glad I’m an atheist. I’d find it very difficult to accept that a “God” would cause something like this.” It’s difficult really. How does one justify this kind of a scale of destruction? Some excerpts: Opinion Journal: …