Hudhud...... A self analysis
From the pen APN
SITUATION 2 (6 DAYS AFTER HUDHUD CYCLONE)
Many trees that stood tall for
ages are now lying flat with their roots out of the earth cave. Power saws are
put into action to cut the fallen trees into transportable sizes. Logs are
still lying by the road side and I drive past by them. Some men are working on
restoring the electricity. A transmission cable is lowly hanging down. My car
now stops at the cable. Two men come forward and hold the cable up with their
raised hands and I move through the arch of their hands. I put the window
glasses down to say the words of thanks to the men who are diligently fighting
with the wrath of Hudhud. I see the sweat covered faces of those men and behind
them I see houses whose roofs are blown by the gale.
(This is how I experienced the
after effect of Hudhud on my return journey to Malkangiri)
SITUATION 1 (ON THE DAY OF HUDHUD
CYCLONE)
During Hudhud cyclone I am at Bhubaneswar.
The state capital has nothing to worry about. The malls are open and people are
seen marketing. On this day I change the covers of my car seat because the
cobbler is relatively unoccupied on account of Hudhud. It is raining hard but
life is normal.
On my return, my wife gets inside
the car and insists on taking her to a mall. I choose to get her wish fulfilled.
It is raining. The music is on the play and the roads are with lesser traffic.
The ambience is wonderfully romantic. And the only mother of my only child is
smiling charmingly. In the mall she gets
all her chosen products in return of her smiles and ungrudgingly I have to
empty my wallet.
It is too late to cook food in
home so we dined in a restaurant where dimmed lights and instrumental music
accompanied our dinner.
SITUATION 3 (8 DAYS LATER HUDHUD
CYCLONE, IN THE COMFORT ZONE OF HOME)
Sitting before the laptop I write
and repent. I analyse my shortcomings and insensitivities. When I am in
SITUATION 1, I never think of SITUATION 2. I DO NOT GO VOLUNTARILY TO DROP A
CHEQUE OF DONATION IN PM’S/CM’S RELIEF FUND. SHALL I CONTINUE LIKE
THIS????????????
