Contributed by: Bharathi Sarkar
A certain person was touring a desert area in a tonga when signs of storm appeared. The tonga driver immediately halted his vehicle and explained the passenger that the storms in the area as very strong and can carry away anything – great or small, which comes in their path, so the best way to save them selves from the storm was to halt.
The passenger got down from the tonga and headed towards a huge tree to take shelter behind its trunk. Seeing this the driver called out and cautioned him – never take shelter under a tree, it is very dangerous! The greatest of trees fall to the fury of the storm, there is only one way to save yourself. Lie face down on the ground.
The passenger did as he was told which was just as well, for when the gale came, its intensity was such that it carried trees and roof tops in its wake. The tonga driver and his passenger however were unaffected by it as they lay motionless on the ground, When the gale had finally blown itself out the two men stood up quite unhurt. The passenger was very glad he had taken the tonga driver's advice.
The intensity of the storm is always greater above the ground lever. The ground, therefore never receives its full impact. But tall trees are hit by its full force that is why they are uprooted during storms. The grass, which hardly rises above the ground remains unaffected in a storm, the best thing to do is keep well down.
This is one of the lessons from Mother Nature, which shows us the way to avoid the storms of life.
The simplest way at such times is to keep a low profile. For eg when someone speaks in a provocative terms put hands over your ears, When someone throws dirt in the wall of your house wash it off with water, When someone indulges in slogan shouting against you engage yourself in praying for him.
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