ArHi FF: An Anatomy of Angst [Complete] Interlude #1 14/Aug - Page 18

17. Sense of reality

"You were expecting there would be many more of us, standing guard of this compound, helping the general public and looking badass at the same time?" Capt. Arjun looked amused by disappointment reigning on Arnav's face.

"Maybe." Arnav sighed. The officers guffawed.

"You give Hollywood too much credit." He continued. "Many of us died. Amongst those who didn't took off to check their families when communications with the outside world was still possible."

"Why didn't you leave then?" Payal asked.

"Because someone had to stay here and man the base ma'am." There was only sense of duty in his voice.

Originally posted by: meera30

And there are always those who are able to think of the larger picture, beyond themselves and those that are their "own" These people have always amazed me. To me that is Nirvana, Moksha or whatever it is that you want to call it.

What is it that motivates them, I wonder? Is there a sense of self importance behind the generosity of spirit? If yes, then at what point does self believe morph to self importance to responsibility to the God complex? And is there really a line at all?

I digress but that is the whole point :)

Originally posted by: viveka698

Just what is this virus doing to the rest of the food chain? If I were them, I would start to pay attention to its ripple effects on Mother Nature. Say they survive this way, being on the run for several years in wilderness, having learnt to keep Zombies at bay...one cannot survive forever without a balanced eco-system. Bees, for example, are vital to humanity...if their species perished, it would be a total ecological apocalypse.

Human race is by and large self-absorbed and arrogant - perhaps, rightly so...but yet!!

Originally posted by: Raila1014

You don't realize what you have till it's gone. Totally human for Akash to speculate on the things that used to be part of his daily life. In some way, it may bring some sanity where none exists. However Kushi brings him to reality very quickly reminding him to be more aware of what is around him now. We do need nature in order to survive and we do take it for granted and abuse it. So this could be a unique situation to reconnect and appreciate nature in all it's glory instead of taking all the time. I think Akash though just misses human interaction having been on the road with 3 others only. Natural medicine that Kushi is applying is another sign of going back to basic. I always think that catastrophe is mother nature's way of fixing all the abuses we throw at her, it is like she wants us to get back to our grassroots, to the time when cavemen existed, survival instinct, making use of what is in abundance and not be greedy. Of course she cannot fix human characters and traits of always wanting more, of depleting what we have in our need to consume more.

It will be interesting to see their interaction once they reach the military base.

Originally posted by: Janu75

In all this mess what is the administration doing?

Did they leave the people on their own ?

They turned to the nature healing which is the only one available now.iwith all the pollution from gadgets and equipments these days,we are far away from the Mother Nature and running behind the materialistic things .

Originally posted by: viveka698

@Raila1014...take it for granted and abuse it...! Similar thoughts there!

Natural disasters are often times, good for the environment in the long run - just like forest wildfires that are actually beneficial and regenerative for the forest. In the 60s and 70s, humans thought it best to suppress forest fires entirely...and after learning that it's not the hard way, now they just contain it to limit loss of human life or important infrastructure...and in places like Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks, at prescribed periods, systematically set regions of the forest on fire to enable better growth...

Relating to human apocalypse, perhaps its nature's way of saying make way for another far more superior race...

Now, when it does come down to severely restricted supplies, will these four end up fighting amongst themselves? 😆