Walking along the curvy Mountain Road I noticed a soothing silence. As I turned right, I saw a Colony of large, huge giant- like structures. Green Manhattan- I wondered. A dense jungle of Pine coniferous trees standing gracefully with their impeccable cone like structures, their wrinkled trunks manifesting abstract patterns, thorny green leaves looking fresh after the rain and cuddling the newly born fruit. Some sang songs of joy, some danced in ecstasy and others let their hair fondled as the crisp fragrant breeze caressed through them. I got rid of my bag, stretched myself and sat on the edge of the road. This was that forget-everything-get-one-with-nature moment. I relaxed my back and head on a rock and the calmness around me forced me to close my eyes.
I knew that my tough trek up the hill has made me earn this moment. Next instance I wondered I work hard all day back home but am I this happy and more importantly will I ever be this happy. All our lives we have followed the Maslow's theory of hierarchical needs. But with every satisfied need we give birth to an unsatisfied want. And the storm sets in when we start chasing our neverending wants. The game of possessing more and more has started and the imbalance between giving and taking is increasing. We commit sins and create religion confessing and asking for forgiveness and continuing committing sins thereafter. We judge we compete but we fear being judged and losing. We have created this game but have we the forgotten the rules?
I sighed! took a deep breath and the petrichor made me forget what I was thinking. I opened my eyes and saw the sun rays sprinkled in the woods and chasing the mist. Lamenting here will be no justice to this place, I thought. We can't resist the joyous feeling in the magnanimous abundant nature, can we? I felt lungs filled with pure oxygen, body drenched in cold breeze, soul refreshed, thoughts washed and heart filled with gratitude. I stood up, smiled and silently thanked the trees for giving me what I lost.
Not Greed but Passion will get you what you want.
Not Possessions but Experiences will make you rich.
Not Religion but your Acts will set you free.
