Sunday, August 26, 2018

The Worst disaster in Kerala- Can we express our act of kindness and prayer?

Kerala is a state known to be God’s own country. A state with the richness, lush greenery and beautiful natural setting faced the deadly natural disaster that washed away almost everything. Government is estimating 35000 crore loss for now and expects that it can go more. More than 1.2 million people are displaced and close to 500 people have been killed in this catastrophe. Majority of people have  lost almost everything. It is so heartbreaking to see the situation in the news.

From all over India and from abroad people are extending their compassion through cash and kind. Relief work is on and we pray the Rehabilitation work will not be impeded by any hurdles but restore things to normalcy at the earliest.

While I was watching the news, I was caught up with this extreme gesture of compassion by a man who goes down on his knees so that women and children enter the NDRF boat and be saved to a safer place. It was such an act of kindness that can move any heart. In such crisis we are able to see the extreme portrait of kindness, love, compassion, and the ethics of human being displayed so naturally and originally.

This is who we are, God has created us with the expression of love, only such situations remind us of who we are and our identity in God. We cannot predict our life tomorrow but we can choose to live a life that can bring harmony and joy in all of us.


I was also caught up by a comment made by a man in a social network which is so real and emotional. If you notice we are fighting day in day out over religion, race, ethnicity and things that doesn’t matter at all. At the end of the day it is the people who are there to save and help each other.They can come in any form, navy, army, fisherman, police personal, Ngo’s, nevertheless they are mere human beings who are extending a helping hand.

Can we put our differences and be compassionate and loving to someone who needs a helping hand?
Express your prayers and act of kindness


References: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kerala-floods-a-man-goes-down-on-his-knees-so-that-women-and-children-enter-the-ndrf-boat/videoshow/65461561.cms

https://m.timesofindia.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/state-may-have-suffered-loss-of-around-rs-35000-crore/articleshow/65535867.cms


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