Crazy weather

Last week, we had some kind of a heatwave. Every day, we hear and read news about natural calamities all over the world. Just a couple of weeks back, it was raining cats and dogs and there were floods all over Germany. Last week was smouldering with temperatures going into late 30s. Today, it is back to normal German weather - overcast.

In the meantime, it is flooding all over India and unofficial estimates are that several thousand people may have lost their lives. It is humbling how the most underdeveloped regions as well as the most developed parts of the world have to bear the brunt of nature's fury. I think we cannot turn our back to the reality that we need to make drastic changes in our lifestyle and we need to do it now.

I am constantly looking at ways to lead a more environment friendly life, but it is sometimes too easy to succumb to the 'modern' way of living. This selfish way of living has to change! I hope to get more help from people who are more aware than me and hope to help people who have not started yet. After all, our children has to have a good place to live.

The Deadly Disease

I had a very long hiatus from my blog. There were lot of things happening in my life and I felt I need to spend time energy and focus on making sense of what is happening.

I was mopping a little bit about a certain health situation when I heard that my roommate during college days was suffering from cancer. Her condition was detected very late because she was pregnant and had just given birth to her second child. Most of her symptoms were attributed pregnancy or postpartum complications. She hardly lived for a couple weeks after the diagnosis. This has left me in a state which I cannot comprehend. She was one of the most pleasant, warmest and friendliest person I have ever come across. She always had a beautiful smile on her face. Now, barely two months after her second child was born, she is gone forever.

My heart bleeds when I think about her husband and sons especially her new born. To lose a loved is bad enough, but to lose someone who is so positive that she is the reason for your very existence - I wish no one had to ever go through what her husband is going through now.

It reminds me how important it is to spend time with people who mean something to you. We often put off spending time together for later. But sometimes that later might just not exist for us for the people with whom we want to spend time. I am trying to take a positive lesson (as my friend would have wanted me to) and manage my time better. I need to weed out a lot of unnecessary time killers and concentrate on enjoying, appreciating and expressing my gratitude for the very special people in my life.