Nature VS. Man

Nature is one of those things that make us ponder about life - the monotonous, clinical routine of city life and all the inflated, material fuss. The moment you surmount the pinnacle of a mountain or spend a consecutive duration of time without ostentatious luxuries, is when you realise the trivialities of existence. Very many people take life for granted and images for calendar embellishment.

Country stroll on a sunny day

I've hiked through enough meadows and had a wild share of my own mountaineering adventures to understand the concept of a life parallel with nature. Many important life lessons can be translated into the context of social, political, spiritual and economical dimensions.

Prelude to a tornado

Take for example an incoming disaster. This picture of a looming tornado, I feel, was well worth the sacrifice. As I was in my cabin, news reports were charging into the radio and television to stay indoors, followed by emergency protocols should the worst happen.