Warrier's Collage on Sunday April 27, 2025

Welcome To Warrier's COLLAGE On Sunday, April 27, 2025 UPODGHATHAM https://youtu.be/Fnr9gif5xXY?si=wjbKdvo6pjJrI6ur NO ONE Could STOP CRYING: 98 YEAR OLD HIROSHIMA SURVIVORS VIOLIN & PIANO DUET SHATTERS EVERYONE He thought she had died. She thought he was gone forever. But after nearly 75 years apart, two survivors of the Hiroshima atomic bombing — Takeshi Nakamura (94) and Yuriko Sato (93) — reunite to finish the song they wrote together as teenagers, moments before the world around them was torn apart. This is not just a musical performance. It is a living memory — a lullaby for the children who never grew up, a final note for the love that was silenced by war, and a powerful prayer for peace. Their hands may tremble, but their hearts still remember every note, every word left unspoken. A Collage Editorial Friends "There's an old saying* which roughly means : Before doing anything, consider the positive and negative impacts, if you go ahead and then, the positive and negative impacts, if you abstain from doing it. If the net result is positive, GO AHEAD 🙏 *As told to me in 1965 by C S Viswanatha Warrier who was my colleague in AG's Office, and more than that my lifetime friend, philosopher and guide." Happy Birthday to all readers having Birthday during the week ending Saturday May 3, 2025. M G Warrier B Collage Cover Story Fate & Destiny : Vathsala Jayaraman Fate is an outcome that results from unseen and uncontrollable forces that determine the events . While destiny involves a willful participation of one through Free Will in achieving an outcome directly related to oneself. Although one may not be able to fully be in control of the event in one's life, destiny can still imply how one can still take part in the events, even if it is to only to start to get the ball rolling inexorably forward on the predetermined course of one's life. I am reminded of some quote : “The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny” But somehow the two terms are used interchangeably. There comes another word 'fortune' which relates to specific events. Not only in India, throughout the world there is talk about the force of destiny, "Que Sera, Sera"( 'what will happen ,will happen' is a Spanish oft quoted saying.) Modern culture is set up to reinforce a kind of restless existence. It glorifies action for its own sake, so that resting feels like giving up. One hears of people who claim to thrive on stress, who exist on thrills and need barely four hours of sleep. See a busy person. He works until he is fully exhausted. Then he seeks distraction with TV or computer surfing. Once he starts working, his focus in intense, rarely goes around. Takes life seriously without any humour. He overschedules, gets addicted to being busy, constantly texting, mailing and multitasking. Does he achieve anything notewothy? All these behaviours push the brain to the breaking point. They mistake stress for stimulation. 'Que sera sera' is a wonder drug that keeps one in balance. This trains you to deal with your anger and anxiety before they erupt. Reaching the breaking point means you are entering a danger red zone. Some so called workaholics and those branded 'responsible ambassadors' may phoo phoo the idea of 'que sera sera' as a 'fit for nothing' quote. But it is like a speed breaker warning you of the impediments ahead, creating an awareness of realities and impossibilities and above all, keeps your balance always. Perhaps it is the mantra of 'sthitha pragna'(equi poise) conveyed in Gita. Vathsala Jayaraman