Sant Tukaram, a famous saint from Maharashtra, much translated, much quotes, wrote this famous abhang. "Day in and night out/we have to fight" is how it can simply be summarised. Sure, being a saint, he means more the inner fight within the self to remove all the dross so as to be closer to the Lord
If you were to look at the world around us at this moment, the saint appears to be prescient. Everybody constantly seems to be in the fight mode, and, no, it is not the inner variety.
Look at our very own state, Maharashtra, for instance. Such were the countless alliances pre-election at the basic most level that the in situ realities were tough to understand. All the usual election drama was staged, and in full force, money/muscle power, 'the' religion card, the ballot paper not being used, the ink that was not indelible, and so on, and so on.
Despite all such shenanigans, the BJP won decisively. One thought, as the CM suggested, calm would return, especially when the election fever was over. No, though! The CM is in Davos, and all sorts of games are being played here, what with the channels screaming "breaking news" every nano second!
As if that is not enough, the world's worst hidalgo/amigo, have it whichever irony you like more, Señor Trump is every day finding new targets to threaten, Iran, Europe, Russia so much so that Ukraine must now feel a left-out, like the cur pup none wants!
If Trump trumpets, can China be far behind? The head of the topmost think tank there has threatened to blow off the U. S. with a hydrogen bomb. The next morning America's most invincible plane is visible in the aerospace!
At such times, a certain person does not fear the atomic threat, though many in the Congress (American, please!) are openly and vociferously questioning His Excellency's policies! No advice, no attempt at truce wanted by Him in such contexts! The tariff war, in fact, is in full throttle mode, and not only against India where the new UGC rule is threatening to turn campuses in to trenches, and every which way!
What is up? Are we indeed inching towards a third world war that would finish us all?
Pratima@ In Aai's memory, we conduct a short story compétition in collaboration with "Menaka". The theme of that competition this year is "war" , too! Interested in writing a short story on the theme? Please get in touch with me.
Quote of the week: "There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.". Anonymous is this quote. If you want to guage the horror and the "pity of war/the pity war distilled", read the poems by the shell-shocked poets of the First World War when the WMD's were first used, when the trench realities were brutal beyond belief!
Word of the day: war theater The term refers to the entire land, sea, and air area that is, or may become, involved directly in war operations. A related term is 'theater of operations'. No entertainment in this theater though!
Let us learn grammar: No article is needed with set expressions. Let us look at a few examples. 1)She is out of town. 2) He has been out of work for many years. 3) Her father is at work.
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