Finally....
After months of grueling heat, we all breath a sigh of relief ! The rains are here. The Met Department has much to cheer about. Finally their predictions are spot on ! May 24th, and it rains.
It felt amazing to hear the pitter-patter of rain and feel the cool breeze. There is something mystical about the rains. Truely, we all felt like parched land recieving drops of much-awaited water.
And undoubtedly, it heralds activity for farmers. The cultivation of the 1st rice crop (Virippu) will set in full swing. And everywhere hope germinates afresh. The monsoons come with a promise of plenty. Whether it provides Nature's bounty remains to be seen. Or whether it uproots all sense of security, by lashing out on the crops is uncertain. Here's hoping this monsoon only nourishes all things; that it does not sink the crops; and our hopes.
Let's pray that it does not destroy homes...and lives....
So take care to keep your surroundings clean, prevent disease vectors; and last but not the least.....
Enjoy the rains !
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Thought for the day: "Income these days is something you cannot live without or within."
Yes, our country depends so much on the rains......... Mother Nature!!!!!!! No Information Technology, no Foreign Exchange Reserves can save us when the monsoon goes wrong. Hope the monsoons this time will save those poverty stricken suiciding farmers; something which our government has not been able to do for so long..............
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