Living in the moment

It was a day like any other day filled with learning & laughter & anguish & questions & answers & no answers & ...

The day was unusually warm and humid which added to the tribulations going on in my mind with the thoughts in my mind. While all that was going on, the sky had its share of clouds floating around for the sun to play hide and seek with it. It seemed to be keeping pace with my mind.

As I walked down the quite road back to my resort, I aimlessly decided to head towards the sea and witness the beautiful sun go down the sea while playing with the clouds.  I walked up to the beach aimlessly and sat down at a spot with a 'thud'... I let my legs spread in front of me with my back arched forward and hands playing on the soft sand of Cherai. I let my mind wander on the day with eyes looking at the sun settling its business for the day with the sea.. I stared at the sun and then at the sea as the sun rays shimmered over it.

The glare was strong for me to move my focus from the water bed to that of the little boy playing with the waves in front of me. He would jump at the waves coming towards him and then chase it back into the sea as the waves receded... Run back again as the new waves would touch his feet. He was doing that with laughter and freedom, not being bothered about anything but the waves, which seemed to keep pace with the boy's laughter and run up & down the beach...

After the boy left the beach, I was all alone in my world looking at the last few rays that were split across the sky by the clouds. The sun was not in its full form but its beauty was printed on the sky like the little boy playing with his new friend and learning the art of being in the moment...

As I got up to leave the beautiful Cherai beach with the sun having gone down leaving space for the moon to spread its wings of calmness on the vast sea, the Ocean said to me..

इस लम्हे में रहो और ऐश करो', 

खुद से सवाल मत कर.. 

ज़िन्दगी इन्ही लम्हो से बनती है ,

इसी में खुशियां है, जो तुझी में है 

(Enjoy the moment that you are in, Stop questioning yourself. Life is made of these moments.. Live in its happiness for you have it in YOU!!)

You!!!

You are the star glowing in the night,

To guide the caravan in the desert.

You are the stick for the blind,

To guide me away from potholes and vehicles

You are the warmth in my life,

To keep me glowing in my downturns.

You are the happiness in my dreams,

To help them being a reality.

You are the one, I choose to be

To keep me going in the Flow!!!

You & I are the one, in the flow...

Little things of joy!!!

Oh boy!! Sitting and watching the rain come down is so so wonderful. .

 

For me it seems to be so therapeutic, the dark skies and the little drops coming down.. makes me think when was the last time that I just sat down and just admired the beauty of nature.

 

There has been times that one keeps running so hard and there seems so much to do or achieve that do we tend to miss the little little things around us ignore.

 

I ask myself when was it that:

 

  * I walked on the grass barefoot
  * Just sat down watching the sun go down
  * listened to my music with my eyes half closed.
  * Cooked my food at leisure for some one I love
  * Watched my kid play without any interference.
  * Just look at my spouse and quietly tell her "I Love You"
  * Read my book and then dreamt about the pages.
  * Have not strive to impress someone else but my self alone. .

 

Oh I think my list can go on... and am sure all of us have a list for ourselves to reduce our pace of life and enjoy life as it comes... :-)