Ignatius Raphael - cosmic traveller

Good morning! Yesterday we spoke of purpose and how it affects our lives. And all of yesterday and today while I was following Hurricane Irma pounding Florida in the worst ever storm seen in recent times, I was reminded of how purpose affects the outcome. Do you remember the cyclone that battered Chennai 2 years ago? The administrators of our city took decisions based on their purpose. Cover their backside. Blame someone else if something went wrong. Just go ahead with immediate personal concerns rather than bother about the city's needs. However as I observed how the administration in the US prepared for the storm in Florida, I couldn't help but notice that their primary purpose was to avoid loss of life, and the secondary purpose was to protect whatever can be protected. So they took massive action to evacuate the inhabitants to safer areas or safe structures within the storm affected area. This has paid off handsomely with almost nil loss of life and minimal dislocation...

Good morning! It's a Sunday morning today and I still wake up early like on other days of the week. Waking up early, even before the sun rises, is a life long habit. This is one habit that I would not want to give up. I love the early morning time, the stillness, the slight chill, the lack of light and the abundant silence. Everyone is asleep. The world around me is just slowly stirring and debating whether to wake up or snooze a while longer. One or two birds flutter up and then go back to their nook to rest some more. This is a time for conversing with my Creator, to speak to him undisturbed, to give thanks to all those who have contributed to me being me and to design the day in a manner that will do me proud. I would not like to exchange this time of the day for anything else, except to be up in the Himalayas at 12,000 feet and feel the biting chill give way to the gentle warmth of the waking sun. The hurry burry of the day is still far away and I can make plans and orga...