These are incredible times. My mother tells me
she never heard about an earthquake that read
'9' on the Richter scale. My mind races to this
photograph I saw in the newspaper; of a young
woman standing besides the remains of what
might have been her house sometime back. I do
not know her; not even her name; we have
never met before and the chances are good that
we never will. But we are no longer strangers;
the moment I looked at her photograph a
spiritual connection established itself and
suddenly she is in my prayers now. It is as if I
am in love with her; I think about her everyday;
I cannot get that photo of her out of my mind. I
never thought I would ever be in a relationship
with a Japanese but I think now I am; like every
other non- Japanese on this earth; in a
relationship with every one of my fellow human
being living in that once beautiful island nation
of theirs. No one deserves this; neither did you.
The pessimists are happy; it is Christmas coming
early for the people who think that the world is
going to end in 2012. I stand by my
interpretation of the Mayan’s prophecy as a
satire on the mortality of humans, as a warning
for our race which strayed from its path long
ago. The high and the mighty will be the first to
be down and dusted.
Having said that I have to admit that air is not
what is used to be and nor is the water and as
for the human race, well; it is the greatest
problem for this world and at the same time;
earth’s best hope.
To my brothers and sisters, who are not having
the best of times.
Love and Hugs,
Ishaan Kumbkarni
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