As the rocks hit the ground during the throwing competition at the Nepal Owl Festival, I could not help but think it was symbolic of many events here lately, especially the earthquakes. Since the first great quake on 25 April last year there have been hundreds more and last night there was another very sharp jolt. It's impossible not to cast the mind back when this happens.
I see and hear of a lot of people praying, hoping it will all stop. My own feeling is that this is the wrong approach. The earth is going through a big transition. the Himalayan fault lines are major and they are realigning. No one knows how long this will take, it could be hundreds of years, longer maybe. We have to accept this force of nature will be with us and learn to cope accordingly, accept nature's supreme power.
Perhaps if we do that we can even be more considerate to nature as a whole. We can learn to live with her, with more respect. to her forests, rivers, oceans, her every part. Personally I think we have no choice, our very existence as well as that of other species depends on this respect...
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