listening to : vertical horizon - underwater
when i m faced with a big dilemma or something is on my mind which is worrying me to no end..there's nothing else which helps me think clearly than a nice long "silent" walk...alone or with company...note the extra emphasis on silent...;)
earlier when i used to live in anushakti, evening walks were a crucial part of the day's routine...caught this walking habbit when i was in the 9th grade...have never looked back since...sometyms have walked 2-3 hours stright...have gone for walks even in the dead of nyt.. at 2am or so..alone..:D
there is something about nyt walks..which calms me...mebbe it's the total silence that envelops us..gives me a warm feeling inside...clears my mind and i find the answers to all my questions...:)
last week was excruciating to say the least..personally...
had a life changing moment of discovery..so many thots and questions were running around in my head...so i just took off...after dinner...it was such a relief... now i try to go daily...walking is really a nys experience...if we know how to utilize it to our advantage...we have to be in the moment...there's a lot that happens in each and every moment...no moment is ordinary..each one has it's own special place in tym...
the old couple sitting at the bus stop waiting for a bus to ferry them home...for them it's a test of their patience, but they still find solace in each other's company...
the boy and girl talking coyly...on the footpath...for them the tym has indeed stood still...the moment is special...
the girl walking the dog..or is it the other way around??? the dog walking her.. pulling her...dragging her.. :D
pets have so much enthusiasm...
the breeze in the trees...the leaves swaying in a rhythm..bats taking off in search of food...
the rising moon...how it turns from orange to yellow and then to white..the stars...
each moment is beautiful in its own special way, only if we take the tym to notice and observe...
but all this is lost on most of us...when i go out for walks all i see is the other walkers blahblah-ing on their mobile phones...
sometyms i wonder why has our generation become so dependent on the need to be connected 24/7...why dont they live in the moment...disconnect from the past...experience the moment unfold right before their eyes...unplug & just enjoy their walk...and return to connectivity when they are done with it..
anyways, it's for them to discover on their own...like many of my friends have told me...when their cell phones have gone for repairs..."dude, now i know why you are happy without one"
:D
believe me, next tym you go for a walk, just leave the cell at home..:)
btw, how many of you believe in wishes...if you dont, you should...they come true...most of the things that i have wished for have come true...in the past week...yes, the week did start on a tragic note, it did pain...it did a lot...but i m at peace now...
oh btw, i cant attend the porcupine tree concert slated for dec 21st...have an exam the day after...:(
i so wanted to attend..
guess, there are some wishes which go unfulfilled..hmmm....anyways the past week has shown me that my choices weren't wrong..and it has reaffirmed my commitment to them...
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