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Winding up the wind

Wind with its invisibility makes its presence felt, writes V. IRAI ANBU

WIND IS the air in action. It is a source of energy which remains to be tapped. In flute it becomes music, in whistle it becomes caution, in siren it forms the call, in cyclone it becomes a calamity, in clock it transmits alarm and in nature it brings seasons.

Wind can put off fire, produce clouds, erode the soil, enrich the earth and thus orchestrate action in all forms of nature. We can use wind to draw water from the ground, light the lamps with energy and thus can understand the ramification of different facets of existence.

Nothing comes from vacuum including the vacuum cleaner. Without air there will be no music, no harmony, and no sweetness for the ears for sound travels in air.

Wind teaches the middle path. When it flows as breeze, it sways the trees. When it blows with rage, it slays them all.

Correct approach

Wind teaches the correct approach. It puts off the candle in excess and cuts off the light in its absence.

Oxygen supply decides the burn and glow of the fire and breath.

The same wind which strangles the wicks of lamps can light them as electrical flow after metamorphosis in the wind mill.

Wind is the pedagogue to preach against possessiveness. Closing the fist to hold the chill breeze makes the palm warm and render it sweating. The open hand can enjoy the coolness forever.

Wind denotes dynamism. The air that stagnates in the pit stinks and the one which flows freely has a sweet odour. Wind transports the sound, heat, vapour and fragrance.

It spreads the winged seeds and breaks the backbone of their dormancy. Pollination, propagation are the handiwork of wind. The direction of wind decides the incidence of locusts.

Rebellious too

Wind is rebellious. It can neither be arrested nor curtailed. It is socialistic in fervour and altruistic in temperament, transcending artificial barriers. Time and again, it warns men against manipulating the fragile arms of nature by its fury.

It strikes as cyclone, circles as whirl, terrorizes as typhoon, wanders as wily-wily, hovers as hurricane to send signals to preserve, conserve and reserve the fresh pages of its heart and soul. There is no provision to take shelter, if the wind decides to wind up the weary settlements. But nature protects nature. The mighty palaces are devastated by strong super cyclone but not the tiny wings of butterflies. Invisibility is the essence of importance. All the vital parts of body are invisible and the visible ones accord protection to the invisible.

Wind with its invisibility makes its presence felt. What we send through wind comes back manifold whether music or noise, elixir or poison, perfume or pollution, petal or rag, returns to us with double the force.

But still we crush the air, squeeze the wind, spoil the atmosphere. We want short term survival to forego the long term prosperity. It is said that ears, sky and sound are related; nose, wind and sensation have linkage; eye, fire and light have correlation; tongue, water and taste can be categorized and body, earth and smell can be grouped. The relationship is well understood from the fact that bud yawns to blossom when it holds the breeze to its bosom. The olfactory sense can feel the scent and send the SMS to mind.

Components of wind

Components of wind are crucial to decide the sensation of body and sensitivity of life. Depletion of ozone, increase in carbon dioxide, suspension of poisonous particles, green house effect, global warming are all due to the vagaries of wind and results in trampling and tampering with air. Weather brings wind and weathering occurs through wind.

In our body we have five types of wind, including the breaking of wind. When we breathe in, life blossoms and breathe out last to expire.

Every inhalation is a symbol of continuance and every exhalation is suspension of life. Breathing is a physical process and respiration is a chemical phenomenon. If we could understand that life exists between the two intervals, the desire for permanence and longing for immortality will automatically subside. Then every breath becomes a bonus and every moment becomes an opportunity.

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