WE ARE ONE!

Nature has a strange way of venting out its dislike for men’s so called advanced technology. It lashes out unannounced and all too suddenly, crippling all types of protection devices invented. What’s heartbreaking is that invariably it’s the ‘downtrodden’ that’s victim of nature’s wrath. They are the pawns and subject of everyone’s ridicule, actually. Nature’s fury or man’s anger, the bearers are the innocent, at times it appears that they are like Hercules carrying the weight of the entire universe on their shoulder and paying the price.

Darjeeling, the ‘queen of hills’, was witness to this a fortnight ago. On 21st May 2009, the tropical cyclone AILA said to have originated from the Bay of Bengal brought normal life to a stand still. It lashed the otherwise serene town with incessant storm that brought with it chaos and wreckage. Today, there are uncountable homeless, displaced, missing or dead. Houses have been transformed to debris turning that which was a place of shelter into a grave overnight.
That's the result of nature's fury,wonder what its reaction was with the aftermath. Did it swell in glory or shed tears of regret?
A question such as this is not to be asked yet I’m inquisitive.

However, there’s hope for man stands for man and that’s what one can see in my hometown at present. Darjeeling's well wishers is united in solidarity all for a noble cause. Meetings are held, strategies planned, and funds raised with the intention of providing a safe haven to those in need. Everyone is wholly involved giving the best of their service to fight the odds. What else do we need to prove that we are one?