Nature and I share a complicated relationship ,one marked by both terror and profound peace, a dance between fear and love that has shaped how I see the world around me.

I was young when I first learned that could be fierce. The memory still remains vivid. One moment I was sitting peacefully talking to a friend, the next, I felt the heavy weight of tree above me. That day I felt nature's raw power—indifferent, overwhelming, and utterly beyond my control. It was terrifying to realize that the very trees I played beneath could turn dangerous without warning. This wasn't the gentle nature of storybooks; this was something wild and unpredictable, capable of both nurturing and destroying.

Not too long after this, we went to Jammu.I remember sitting in that cab, winding up toward Patni Top, when suddenly we were surrounded by towering Deodar trees.They rose like gentle giants on either side of the road, their leaves catching the light and creating a cathedral of green above us. It was a feeling unlike anything I had experienced before—a deep, settling peace that seemed to flow from the trees themselves. Despite everything I knew about nature's potential for fury, despite having felt its weight upon me, I found myself drawn back to its embrace. Those eucalyptus trees didn't feel threatening; they felt protective, ancient, and welcoming. They whispered of something larger than my small fears, something that had been growing and breathing long before I was born and would continue long after I was gone.



In that moment I understood the paradox of my or most humans relationship with nature. Yes, it can be fierce, storms will rage, trees will fall, lightning will strike. Nature doesn't apologize for its power or soften its edges for our comfort. But it's precisely this same force that creates the most profound peace we can know. The same energy that can topple trees also grows them toward the sky, creating sanctuaries of calm where our restless minds can finally quiet.



Perhaps this is because we recognize, that we are not separate from the nature, but a part of it. We rose from it and will end up in it. The same elements that make up the earth, flow through our veins as well. The same forces that can be destructive can also be profoundly healing. Nature’s anger and peace spring from the same source, just as our own capacity for fear, anger and love, all existing within the same heart.