Cape of Storms

Cape Town has several nicknames, one of which is Cape of Storms because of the big winter storms which it experiences. The wind can exceed gale force, the rains lash the coast, and the waves become mountainous. When a storm has died down and the sea is calm, it is wonderful and peaceful, and then it deserves one of its other nicknames, The Fairest Cape in All the World (this name was given by Sir Francis Drake). 

We only really appreciate the good after we have experienced the negative - joy after misery, health after illness or pain, peace after turmoil or unrest.



Sometimes huge waves approach the promenade, and they are quite scary. I feel sure they will break over the railing, yet often even the biggest waves dissipate by the time they reach the shore, and I am quite safe.

Looming problems and dangers don't always harm us if we are in a safe place, the place of a right choice, where we are meant to be. They too can dissipate and we wonder why we were so worried or afraid.