It's raining heavily right now. At mid noon, it feels like 6PM. It's not a temporary phenomenon here, it has been this way for the past 2-3 weeks. The south west monsoon has kicked off and being at the southern tip of India, the hills are reaping!
There is an esoteric significance to these rains. If you are out on the road and it starts pouring, its bad day for you! But in your verandah, sipping hot tea and having a snack, pouring rains and croaking frogs make an ideal day! Similarly, identifying with the world, changes to the world affect you deeply - for good or bad. But settled deeper inside, changes to the world are like watching the seasons change color through the year. There is no vested interest!
Note 1: I was speaking to my mother in Chennai and she mentioned that the sun was blazing there! Makes the rains here all the more sweeter to behold.
Note 2: Some one in Kerala used all his life savings to construct a multi-acre forest. Eventually word caught on and someone interviewed him and asked - "What benefit do you get out of all these?". The man showed a demo - he withdrew 100,000 litres of water from the ground and it was replenished in less than a minute. (hush - don't pass word to industries!) Trees are underrated vastly. We wouldn't be clearing them off at this rate otherwise. But it is a happy sight here with hundreds of acres of reserve forest receiving rain.
There is an esoteric significance to these rains. If you are out on the road and it starts pouring, its bad day for you! But in your verandah, sipping hot tea and having a snack, pouring rains and croaking frogs make an ideal day! Similarly, identifying with the world, changes to the world affect you deeply - for good or bad. But settled deeper inside, changes to the world are like watching the seasons change color through the year. There is no vested interest!
Note 1: I was speaking to my mother in Chennai and she mentioned that the sun was blazing there! Makes the rains here all the more sweeter to behold.
Note 2: Some one in Kerala used all his life savings to construct a multi-acre forest. Eventually word caught on and someone interviewed him and asked - "What benefit do you get out of all these?". The man showed a demo - he withdrew 100,000 litres of water from the ground and it was replenished in less than a minute. (hush - don't pass word to industries!) Trees are underrated vastly. We wouldn't be clearing them off at this rate otherwise. But it is a happy sight here with hundreds of acres of reserve forest receiving rain.
