A story is told of a man who came from a “humble” background. He worked hard at school. He got a decent job. He then got a loan and built a home for himself and his family in the city.
Now before he got into his new home, he called pastors and relatives and friends to pray over the house and bless it as he moved in.
Two days after moving to his new house. There was a flood in the city. The flood destroyed and ravaged many properties including the man’s newly built house.
The man was devastated. After working so hard to build a house. After giving alms and praying to God for protection, why did the flood destroy it?
The man decided to confront the flood and demanded to find out why she was so unfair to him.
He faced her and asked, Dear Flood, why have you been unkind to me. A man from a poor background. A man who has worked hard to build a house for his family. A just man who does no evil to no one.
The flood, moved by the man’s pain responded.
“I am sorry that I caused the loss of your property. But I am a flood. I cause damage to whatever is in my way. Good or bad, evil or righteous, I do not know whose property I destroy. Whatever is in my way, I ravage.”
Nature doesn’t give a damn about anyone.
Nature is indifferent to our plight.
Nature does not succumb to man’s whims.
Nature does not check to find out the opinions and feelings of humans.
In fact, nature does not know we exist.
When it rains, it does not rain for humans. When it shines, it does not shine for humans.
Life is life
Fabio is a mental health professional, researcher and lecturer of psychology at Kenyatta University.