I had a most frightening experience this morning of a horse charging me.
It is usual to see stray horses in Kovaipudur. A group of three horses
have been roaming here for a few days. This morning I was as usual
walking in the maidan opposite my house and the three horses came in
from the road. One of them was possibly in a playful mood and it
started running about wildly; it would run for a short distance and
return to the other two. There were no walkers near me at that time.
Suddenly the running horse was stopping and turned its head and kept
staring at me. I was about 400 feet from it and I also stopped
wondering what was going to happen, because earlier it had run along
without going near the walkers. Suddenly it started running wildly to
wards me, its mane and tail up. There was no point in my running or
moving left or right as I was an open target. The horse kept rushing
to wards me and when it was about 15 feet from me it suddenly changed
course and went behind me. I could not move for a few seconds, I could
hear my heart thudding and my stomach churning like a washing machine.
Slowly I gathered myself and started walking, looking back frequently
to make sure it was not coming at me again. It is now 3 PM and my
stomach his still not come back to normal.
When the horse was staring at me and started charging, if I had been a
person with Bhakthi, I should have thought of God and started saying
something like Guruvayurappa but I did nothing. So much for my
bhakthi.
In Kovaipudur, normally a group of three horses (it is always three)
would appear and keep roaming about; one day it will become two, then
one and then it will also disappear. After some time, another three
will appear. I wonder what is going on but may be some body buys three
horses at a time and one by one it is converted into meat.
Two years ago there was news item in the Hindu that in Vadavalli this
menace is there and two old men were killed by horse attack and bite. I
then sent a 'letters to the editor' to the Hindu together with photoes
of the three horses scanning a garbage can here by email but the
letter was not published.
This time, I am going to take up the matter with the local Councillor
through the Welfare Association of which I am a life member.
-Ramakrishnan.
(The above is the text of an e-mail sent by Ramakrishnan.)
Thank God!
Jayaraman
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It is usual to see stray horses in Kovaipudur. A group of three horses
have been roaming here for a few days. This morning I was as usual
walking in the maidan opposite my house and the three horses came in
from the road. One of them was possibly in a playful mood and it
started running about wildly; it would run for a short distance and
return to the other two. There were no walkers near me at that time.
Suddenly the running horse was stopping and turned its head and kept
staring at me. I was about 400 feet from it and I also stopped
wondering what was going to happen, because earlier it had run along
without going near the walkers. Suddenly it started running wildly to
wards me, its mane and tail up. There was no point in my running or
moving left or right as I was an open target. The horse kept rushing
to wards me and when it was about 15 feet from me it suddenly changed
course and went behind me. I could not move for a few seconds, I could
hear my heart thudding and my stomach churning like a washing machine.
Slowly I gathered myself and started walking, looking back frequently
to make sure it was not coming at me again. It is now 3 PM and my
stomach his still not come back to normal.
When the horse was staring at me and started charging, if I had been a
person with Bhakthi, I should have thought of God and started saying
something like Guruvayurappa but I did nothing. So much for my
bhakthi.
In Kovaipudur, normally a group of three horses (it is always three)
would appear and keep roaming about; one day it will become two, then
one and then it will also disappear. After some time, another three
will appear. I wonder what is going on but may be some body buys three
horses at a time and one by one it is converted into meat.
Two years ago there was news item in the Hindu that in Vadavalli this
menace is there and two old men were killed by horse attack and bite. I
then sent a 'letters to the editor' to the Hindu together with photoes
of the three horses scanning a garbage can here by email but the
letter was not published.
This time, I am going to take up the matter with the local Councillor
through the Welfare Association of which I am a life member.
-Ramakrishnan.
(The above is the text of an e-mail sent by Ramakrishnan.)
Thank God!
Jayaraman
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Wow peripa...quite an experience you've had!
ReplyDeleteThoughts of God arise only in anticipation of events, when one prays and commits all sorts of things to God eg breaking coconuts, visiting temples etc. oftentime promises are forgotten after the event.
When one is in the midst of an event, thoughts of God, or indeed anything at all...are rare. The natural response in such situations is Fight or Flight. Without realising it, you have chosen to fight, by freezing! Good for you. Now that it's all over, you have a tale to tell your great grand children.
Love, Jayashankar