Yesterday Rain No Its today's Rain!!!

I am too overwhelmed to write about yesterday's rain, actually not yesterday, today morning at 3AM!!.As usual,read about a cyclonic storm prediction in Chennai from our IMD,simply raised my eyebrows and gave a 'phew' look at it. Even I told myself that, I can also predict 'it may or may not rain' and the truth is whenever they predict about rains, it will definitely  not rain and when they stop doing so we will get rain. And I usually say, "aaana koduthalum aasha kodukkaruthu" (you give an elephant but dont give hope).

The previous day was different from other days.It was totally dark in the day time and it was getting more dark as time passed.At 4PM i felt that its going to be 7 PM. It was so beautiful to see the sky at that time, as if sky was predicting I am going to pour upon you !!!!. I gave a deep sigh, I know it is going to be drizzling only and I wont be able to see those rains which i enjoyed 10-15 yrs back. Unfortunately I have not seen any rain of those kinds in Kerala   nowadays. May be truth is there in  so called global warming, kyoto protocols etc copanhegan summit etc.With least expectations I engaged in my routine. Went out around 8 PM to see that rain has done its duty in Chennai by drizzling, even without making a noise. hmmm I just looked above and asked, Oh , you finished your work rt??? Dear Indra are you not kindful to us?Cant you see poor humans suffering under this heat?Back home, had dinner, just switched on TV, and saw Panchathanthram movie, a comedy one which i used to enjoy. But slept in between, and went to bed with all fans set at high speed.

I was sleeping so nicely and suddenly woke up with a shock after hearing a loud noise. I thought somebody had blasted a bomb. Just peeped out of the window and saw its raining :-) :-) though shocked, now delighted :-) But the thunder and lightning were scaring me. I witnessed those 'white nerves' running over the sky.Got up and ran to get a better glimpse and saw the most beautiful rain which i had not witnessed for the past few years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and it looked even more beautiful to see the water falling in an orderly fashion under the street light. Suddenly noticed a poor street dog trying hard to find a way to hide himself. Just  looked around to see whether there is anyone like me, who woke up at 3AM to enjoy rain... No nobody was there .. hehehehe..Just went on peeping through the window and suddenly Lord Indra ordered me, you girl go away and sleep by frightening me by his weapons of thunder and lightening. I ran to bed and tried to sleep by closing my eyes tightly not to see his war. I didnt know what to do. its going high.. Am scared of this sound and am sleeping near a window which is kept open. I remembered what we did during our childhood days. I started chanting Rama, Rama, Rama......Somebody Plz make me sleep, plz plz... Suddenly certain things came to my mind which we used to do at home when it rains. I ran to ensure that tv is switched off, plugged out the telephone connection, switched off fridge.Back to bed, glimpsing at the main switch board and asked myself, how come electricity is still here. He is the person who escapes first when he witness even cloud in the sky. Oh he might have fallen asleep. Not even a single second passed after that thought, the light in the board got off and i laughed at being made Mr Electricity wake up and escape.Water was pouring in through the window and noise of thunder was still scaring me. Suddenly Physics learning reminded me of many things.

1) I am sleeping near iron grills which i should not do

2) A tree is there near my room.( U shld not stand under a tree.while lightning) but i saw that some white thing was passing in b.w the branches. I really got scared and tried to close the window. My hands were trembling,fearing that touching the iron grill will giveme a shock. somehow managed to close the window, but couldnt bolt it due to fear :-( :-( . I started lying in opposite direction so as not to see any lightening through glass.Then i thought, oh god is glass a good conductor of electricity?? then i shld change the room and sit somewhere else. but i dont remember the conductivity of glass. Not even a 10th std textbook to check it out. No internet  accessnow. else i could have checked the measures to be taken during lightning. I cursed myself for forgetting those measures and what i learned in physics which i learned with passion.- Current Electricity. I thought whatever it is, Lord Rama will come to my help, since am chanting rama, rama..... Somehow managed to sleep...

After 1 Hr woke up hearing another loud noise. This time it was not Lord Indra, it was my windows, which i didnt bolt properly.So lazy to go and bolt, i didnt do. Thought anyway I am going to get up after an hr, why shld i break my nice sleep. Now that no need of a fan , It has become cool. Alarm rang at 630. So reluctant to get up from a nice sleep after a long time, but got up.Just looked at the switch board that was the 1st thing i did. and laughed at it, saying, I  know you will not come in near future. Ran out to see whether rain is still there, no its stopped. Hmmmm Couldnt witness it properly :-(  Opened the windows, wawwwwwww........... cool breeze is coming. To my surprise Mr electricity returned. I switched off the fan. Peeped out of the window to see whether it is flooded.No it was not...

Now that it started raining again. I am going to enjoy as Lord Indra went to sleep by stopping war :-) :-) Enjoy Maadi.........

who is great???

When it comes to development what comes into the mind of everybody is large and new bulidings of different size, shape etc,better infrastructure, good roads,especially widened ones with few craters etc.What is happening in those buildings??? Obviously, well educated, highly qualified professionals will be discussing new business plans,expanding existing business all over the world etc. What are they finally bringing to our nation? Profit for themselves or Profit for nation or for both??? I am not clear.

 But has anybody made a thought about those who support them? I point to those who are developing the so called infrastructure in our nation which facilitates those fellows in coat and suite to run their business smoothly. If you just ponder over their day to day life we can very well make out the difference between the high class and low class. They live in temporary shelters, cooking at unhygienic circumstances, exposing to dry and soaring heat,working 12 or more hrs to finish their tasks,exposing to pollution etc.How much they suffer to complete glassy building which is supposed to play a role in our economic growth.If you compare the person making the buliding and  the person sitting inside that finally, how ironical is it??? Both belong to humans,but on extreme corners.When we enjoy driving through a highway which is paved well, kept neat by some fellow beings,maintaining a garden in the mid, in short keeping the beauty and  condition of the roads well, have we ever  made a thought about the irony between us and them? We sit inside an ac car,not sunburn, no dust, dirt,always fresh while those who clean the road, exposing to sun,dust,dirt, ending up with some breathing difficulties.

So who is great actually? those who work hard to bulid up roads, bulidings etc by sacrificing their life or those who sit inside those cool bulidings, make decisions as how to bring more development to our country ? and finally who deserves bharata ratna, or padma awards? obviously till now, not any one working in the road....... then who will respect them??? are they not part of our development?