WHATEVER HAPPENS IS ALWAYS FOR THE ULTIMATE GOOD

I always used to preach that whatever God does to us or happens with us happens ultimately for the good or better only. And I have been severely criticised for feeling so from absolutely all quarters, but this one belief stays and has been instrumental in carrying me through my life successfully and that is why I see something good happening to this world even in the backdrop of the tragic Tsunami.

Please do not mistake me, I am not stating that Tsunami was not a tragic or unfortunate event, it is undoubtedly the worst tragedy to have happened in a long time. But at the same time, it has brought about the people's force and unity in the forefront in a magnitude it has never happened before. There were some comments in other blogs about ineffectiveness in the Government's effort in relief operations, but the fact remains that the relief and rehabilitation operations are going on in full swing by the force of the people who have suddenly learnt to work as a unit independent of the Government's support.

This peoples’ force and unity is the good thing that has happened amidst this great tragedy. A thousand salutations to the force. Let this be a realisation to all of us that we, the people, are a much stronger force than any Government and our strength lies in our ability to serve and help. I was given to understand that a woman named “Roshni” has individually campaigned and collected more than Rs. 20 lakhs for the relief fund. Let us all strive and become “Roshni – The One woman army” then I am sure no tragedy would be strong enough to overwhelm us.

On a deeper thought I have always realised that a tragedy, whether personal or National, in itself does not inflict so much of a misery and problems as done by the aftermath of the tragedy. And this effect of the aftermath can definitely be controlled by the peoples’ force with an attitude of rendering selfless service. We have to realise that we can be happy and peaceful only if our fellow human being are also happy which was evident to a great extent when we saw the cancellation of New Year Eve celebrations in most part of India.

Let this fire of Peoples’ force rendering selfless service ignited by this huge tragedy be burning forever so that history remembers this event more for the awakening it created among people than for the tragedy itself.