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The snow is falling yet again. There was in interval of time in the past one week when spring seemed to be a fulfilling reality; alas! no more. In the next 24 hours the white cover will engulf everything that had dared to raise its head from the snow dunes. Everything will be fresh and white. For some a delight and for others another torment. I belong to no particular group when it comes to snow. All I care about is my drive to and fro from work. If that goes smoothly there is no reason for me to be alarmed.
While we are knee deep in snow in the north western part of the world the warmer climates are souring with the tempers of their inhabitants. From Iran to Senegal there seems to be a wind that will settle scores of counts in just one blow. The forefront of the change happening there is fancier than the real change. I am a reluctant believer. I see similar faces and similar cronies replacing older tired ones. Democratic struggle, it seems, has become a farce. People are joyous but to what end? Everyone has to go one day. This is not important. The important thing is who replaces the ones those leave. As for now, it seems, similar faces and attitudes are in order as the ones that have left.
I hope I am inexperienced and impatient in drawing these preliminary conclusions. I hope that the dominos are falling for the batter and I hope a new better pattern emerges. There is lot to be drawn in this picture yet and a lot to be erased at the same time. Let us see who has the final stroke.
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