Disturbed yet wonderful

Today I woke up to a beautiful spring morning, with clear blue sky, deep red rising Sun, sparkling blue sea water at a distance, birds either perched atop a tree, electric wire or parapet or just flying in the sky, smartly dressed school kids waiting for their school bus and usual light traffic on the road. Everything appeared so very peaceful, orderly and perfect. I felt at absolute peace with myself.

Then came the morning newspapers and my wife switched on the TV set to catch up on the latest news. Suddenly everything appeared disrupted, burning, chaotic and in shambles. Russian missile attack that narrowly missed Zelenskyy, attack by Houthi militants, casualties in Israel/Gaza, new Pakistan government against the popular mandate, political acrimony in our county…. the list went on and on!

I neither want to advocate ignorance being bliss, nor do I want to underplay the ground reality. However, the reality lies somewhere in between. We need not worry about things not in our control and appreciate all that perseverance of nature and human race – both going about doing their job irrespective of all the disturbances.