Saturday, August 20, 2016

Chaos.....

For this post, I have written on Write Tribe's #FridayReflections prompt Chaos — how do you feel about it?  I have done a Free Write as suggested by Suzy Que in a previous post.



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Lot of prompts have been doing a round lately, and some of them have been really good. But for one reason or the other, I have not been able to write- have been either exhausted or busy. This time, the Write Tribe prompt on chaos set me to work...What is it that attracts me so much to the word? I don't know. When I think of chaos, I think also of creation. That's how it has been, right? Out of chaos has come our universe. The universe that we are trying to kill by our prejudices, by our recklessness, by our un-satiating desires. Oceans are dying thanks to the chaos caused by our senseless use of plastic. We try to keep everything clean only by shoving away all that is dirty here and there. But we pretend. We pretend to worry. We make and watch videos. We write and read articles. We like and share posts. We crib and complain over the chaos that is ruining us. But we don't accept that we ourselves are the cause of it all. Rational beings chaotically charged!

So are our thoughts. Where is the order inside our brains? Thoughts seem to burst rather than sprout. We act rashly. We give vent to our anger. We become intolerant because we think the entire world is against us, and hell-bent on hurting us. But we end up hurting only our peace and dignity. Waves of wild anger rise high and wreck our lives. What is left is only chaos. How will we stand again? We need to calm down. We need to stop hurling abuse on others. We need to become receptive. We need to open the gates of our hearts.

Gates - refugees are looking for open gates these days. Fleeing from the chaos caused by atrocity and injustice, they are fleeing to safer places. Many make it, many don't. There are kids who die. Alan Kurdi dies. Omran's picture is trending these days. I writhe in pain at the anguish in those little eyes. My heart bleeds at the sight of Alan's listless body. We are all responsible for their fate. How will we ever be forgiven? Who will grant us forgiveness? How will kids like Omran ever recover from the trauma that has devastated their houses, desecrated the innocence of their childhood, ripped apart their families? Who will bring peace to them? 

Little ones are supposed to smile. They are meant to be bundles of happiness. They are dying - the tiny seeds which were meant to bloom in a well-tended garden - a garden which has been uprooted. I wish some gentle breeze carries them to a meadow of love where springs of love flow. I wish they can smile again.

Smile - it is so essential. It is the thing that can counter chaos. A true, well-meaning smile. Not a sly one. Not a fake one. A smile that is as pure as the laughter of a child who is popping bubbles. A smile that is as chaste as the smile of a baby cooing in response to her mother's songs. 

Why have we forgotten that smile?

Why have we become so tumultuous and explosive?

Why are we ready to burst? 

Why do we love to bring chaos in other's lives when we hate to have it in our own?

My mind is in disarray.

Chaos takes over. 

I can write no more.



Linking to Write Tribe's #FridayReflections






13 comments:

  1. Very touching post Sunaina. I haven't read about Omran, but my heart bleeds when young kids have to bear so much trauma.

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    1. Yes Mahathi, it is heart-rending to see all this suffering.

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  2. I can imagine the chaos...but you've managed to sort it out very systematically !

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  3. Too much chaos in our world, and it seems to increase daily. Even the calm of nature doesn't soothe it anymore. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

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    1. You are so right....I feel so disturbed at times and wish I could do something to stop all the barbarity in the world.

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  4. Indeed, our world is so filled with chaos. Oman's video footage was heartbreaking. What have we done to the world!!

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  5. I loved your take on the prompt Sunaina! I can see your thoughts have flowed beautifully and they come well-organised. It is so sad to see where the world is coming to, with every passing day. Human life is the cheapest commodity today as a result of the bloodshed and breaking away from order. Sadly, our children will inherit this chaotic world from us. Isn't that heartbreaking?

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    1. True Esha....I dread to see news everyday because I don't know what new horror it will tell....

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  6. The world does seem to be in chaos at the moment. My heart breaks for those in war-torn countries and it breaks even more that they cannot get refuge. I am afraid, very afraid of the potential outcome of the American elections. If what I fear comes true, the world will become far more chaotic than what it currently is. Thanks for linking up!

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    1. Yes...that fear of yours is present in many hearts Sanch....And I hope people act sensibly to protect this world from more injustices.

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