Beauty

Life is beautiful when highs and lows goes hand in hand. For some it is high for a while then the lows. For some it is lows at first, then  the highs. But for some lucky few, highs and lows goes at the same time. Beauty of such simultaneous impact is we know exactly how to deal with both.

Neither jubilant nor sad. The best example of being spiritual.

Muziris

I was reading the acts of Apostle where Paul takes the ship to meet Cesar and the 14 day ordeal he had to experience at sea. What an amazing account of life at sea during those times. Perhaps the ship he was travelling which was bound for the ports of the eastern land Asia could be our Malabar shore-Muziris- which  was a famous trading port of that time.

Hope

The rain and few other things stopped me from getting to Vallarpadam today.

As I stayed home in the rainy day, I was feeling real glum about some events of last week when the positiveness of certain things I did dawned on me which cheered me up unbelievably.

A few good hearts tried to open a door of sunshine for an unfortunate neighbourhood who was loosing all the trading opportunities from tourism just because they were on the other side of the road where all the action and crowd was.

Earlier, I had did some work on a few things that had the potential to develop this part of the town an attraction too. But the people concerned where not thinking the way they should have been for their own benefit and for the ones around too. So the agony continued.

All of a sudden something happened by way of apparent destruction of the old quarters and some good heart were on to it for its protection and I was called in too. For three days we worked together the laybrinth of heirarchy, people and attitude to ensure the 'interest' stay intact over the weekend when the protecting machinery would be on holiday.

A lot to do to turn the dream of the neighbourhood to a reality, but a new hope and energy is filling me as more and more good hearts are joining in.

Sunday

This Sunday started with whipping winds and chopping rain. On Saturday night, Brazil again lost to Holland in the looser's final. A sad phase of a great football playing country who have given unforgettable moments of football delight to the game lovers all around the world over the years.

An early morning call from an elderly aid to remind about a forgotten responsibility.

Getting ready for the day trip to Vallarpadam.

First Commandment

Our mind is a power house. Most often we are amazed at the amount of thoughts it generate, how far it goes and what all it comes up with. Since we are bound by the connections and networks of the world around us, most of our thoughts are in relation to the world around us, our ambitions, our work, our relations, the way world perceive us etc...

It's no wonder sometimes we are bowed down by the weight of these thoughts that churns our mind out. When I hit a horrible patch like that, I was gently reminded by a good soul that forgetting of the First Commandment is what leads our mind and us to such an emotional carnage.

Understanding God the supreme is the first thing in our lives and He is in control of the world and us help us direct our mind and its thoughts in a better way which help us to think thoughts that we can live and deal with bearably.