The Mystical Journey
Life is a mystery, sometimes we don't understand why horrible things like September 11 and four years later, Katrina (and many more in between around the world), happen. But if we have faith in nature, we know that the power of healing always conquers destruction. And even in destruction there is a cosmic reason for it.
That is why, Shiva, the Destroyer, exists along side the two other forms of God, Brahma the creator and Vishnu the preserver. These three forces make a perfect balance. Even though Shiva represents destruction, he is viewed as a positive force because he is the Destroyer of Evil, and because creation inherently follows destruction.
Destruction is a mysterious thing, but like Albert Einstein said, the mysterious is the most beautiful thing. It is part and parcel of life as we know it.
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."
~Albert Einstein