Infinite

Last night I read about a person being infinite and lasting forever, from the beginning till the end of time. And it reminded me of my uncle, who six years back after my mom passed away talked about philosophy of life at a function. He spoke about a person being immortal as in going on even before death or rather he talked of death not being the end of a human person. Now more than a year after he has passed away I think of him and his being still present. Life starts even before a baby is born, the heart beats even before the first breath has been taken, then can life end with the last breath? A person leaves behind his impact on those around him. And someone remembers him, someone misses him, someone calls him back.  Love remains behind and love keeps going. Love is infinite, maybe so is life.

Prayers for Nepal

I had been meaning to write about the victims and survivors of the Nepal earthquake for a long time but my heart couldn't let me express what all I wanted to say. What can you say for a tragedy that is of natural occurrence and man has not played any role in its occurrence. Thousands lost their lives in Nepal and in India, millions effected by loss. Millions lost their homes, schools, hospitals. Children orphaned, villages destroyed. Yes, foreign aid started pouring but of course, the dead can't come back. And then there are the stories of miraculous survival after days of being buried under the rubble. All we can do is to say a little prayer for the dead and the living. May the hearts mend and the wounds heal. May the memories be less painful. May they overcome their fears, their anguish, their traumas. May they find peace in life and in death.