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The unkind spirit of Nature

Yuddham Sei (யுத்தம் செய், Wage War, Tamil; 2010) Nathuram Godse, in his appeal, stated in a very articulate and verbose manner, his justifications of gunning down an icon who is considered the Father of the Nation in a most violent way. He said that violence has been rife throughout man's history to change his path of his journey of life. Nature is also not a bed of roses but a path paved with thorns. It is cruel and does not give preferential treatment. Its fury has no boundaries and its purpose unexplainable, from a practical viewpoint.   Like that evil lurks amongst us. In every corner we turn to, there is potential danger from Nature or from people itself. It is just a matter of being at the wrong place at the wrong time, by chance. The tide rises to all the ships, not selectively. Or is an elaborate scheme of things in a dice throwing game of the puppet master? When bad things happen to good people, we say it is an act of God, karma, fate or plain un...