Chernobyl - Complacencies of Life

This is one of the most heart-wrenching things I've ever seen. I must admit that I never quite knew enough about the Chernobyl disaster.
The pictures are horrific, really horrific. But what the photojournalist said is very true - we looking at the photos think it's bad, that it's monstrous...think of how the parents of the kids feel?

Just as complacency led to this unnecessary disaster that resonates with its after-effects to this day, these photos just wake you up from the complacency of life.

http://todayspictures.slate.com/inmotion/essay_chernobyl/

Infinity

Photo by Mircea Bezergheanu

"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
An eternity in an hour."
William Blake



This is my favourite verse of all time.

Timeout from Life

Leafing through my old diaries, I found an entry from 26 Feb 1998 (yes, it's that long ago). It's a mini piece of prose from Edward Wilson. Am as struck by it now as I was then.

"A happy life is not built up of tours abroad and pleasant holidays, but of little clumps of violets noticed by the roadside, hidden away almost so that only those can see them who have God's peace and love in their hearts; in one long continuous chain of little joys, little whispers from the spiritual world, and little gleams of sunshine on our daily work."

Edward Wilson

That really encapsulates my life & world view. And I thank God for gifting me with the ability to notice the little clumps of violets in life that often go unnoticed by others.