Water... Serene yet fierce. Flowing with force and yet still. Murky and clear. A vital giver of life and a taker of one.
Seeing the water deluge in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh over the last week, I am left speechless. I don't know about AndhraPradesh, but the areas in Karnataka which have been flooded are known to be dry beds. And to think that people living there are battling life due to floods is a real stunner. And this is the worst flood in over a century in the state.
For people in those areas, farmers and others alike, it is such irony. The farmers crave for water to irrigate their fields and earn their livelihood. The other civilians make do with water being supplied for just one day every week. Now they have SO much water, flooded in thanks to a far off typoon and the Tungabhadra, that all they can do is pray that they don't get any more. Imagine craving for water all year long and when you finally get it, you don't want it anymore.
Roads cave in, homes made with years and years of saving are washed away, people wade through neck high water, cattle swim about fervously confused by a sudden change in environment, people buried underneath collapsed houses...
It's sad that here's just so much damage. And there's nothing anyone can do about it.
Evokes a feeling of helplessness. Just pure helplessness.
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Imagine being in that same place, knowing that going there was a mistake and yet helplessly praying to get out of there alive .... :)
ReplyDeleteYeah ... feeling of helplessness does engulf you ... but once we start accepting the fact, we get to see the beauty of the nature ... raw power, fierce and yet so sublime ... a nice experience for those who are not affected by the fury ... but not-so-nice for those who are ...