Chaotic .......... ... or Serene ! Calm !! - how disturbed you are !!

 

How is life ! – at this point of stage [me two years after retirement !!] – are you still running chaotic or able to watch things and enjoy – of course there are too many challenges yet -  In this beautiful World, often chaos are caused because people are tense, worried and think too much ! – in such a melee, finer details are often lost.

This evening as we waited for Sri Parthasarathi Emperuma to come out for Thiru Pavithrothsava purappadu, this gaitly  walk of the Cow enamoured me.  There is something wonderfully unhurried about  this cow – it was  completely at ease amid the bustle around it.

While the main characters remain, rest – which were unwanted and disturbing all removed by edits !!  By the very looks of it, you may observe that there  is a peculiar serenity in a cow standing quietly, completely unperturbed by the world around it.

No hurry.
No anxiety.
No need to prove anything.

It simply stands there, gazes around, breathes slowly and seems perfectly content with the moment. Perhaps that is what makes a cow so endearing — a quiet acceptance of life as it comes.

In a world that is constantly rushing, a calm cow seems to remind us: there is nothing wrong with simply being still.

The white parasol  [Perumal kudai] makes the photograph much more symbolic. Against the calm cow, it  perhaps suggests -  shelter, shade, protection and even a little dignity.

There is an almost poetic contrast:

• The cow — simplicity, patience, contentment, groundedness.
• The white parasol — shelter, purity, grace, protection from the harshness of the world.
• The old surroundings — the passage of time and the ordinary world continuing around them.
• The stillness — a moment untouched by hurry.

May be another day, or almost time to hit the bed now … but in life, there are always interesting things, if only, we are prepared to be  relaxed and notice around.

Regards – S Sampathkumar

22.8.2026