Its amazing how much a quiet nap sandwiched between a green canopy of trees and a prickly lawn can change views and perceptions... Sleeping in mother natures' lap with the birdies singing me a soft lullaby (I swear i'll kill Aks for streaming Akon on a loop on loud through the window).. how refreshing!! Of course my worst fear was that I'd wake up completely swamped by creepy crawlies.. Eeeks! Even thinking about it gives me jitters! Falling asleep in the beginning was close to impossible.. I felt so excited.. listening to the birds.. watching the clouds speed by and the soft warmth of the sun light filtered by the trees.. It felt calm.. peaceful.. like everything stood still for that moment.. for me.. In a day and age where speed is all that matters, it was an astounding revelation to find that standing still will not kill you. Thoughts of an impending exam.. or of a horribly written paper didn't matter anymore. In that moment.. sleeping in that lawn.. I felt alone yet connected to every living being..
I don't know how long I lay there wondering about little nothings before I feel into a contented dreamless sleep.. but I do know this.. the last thing I heard was the sound of an eagles call.. and for that moment I wished I could sprout wings and glide as elegantly as he did in the gentle summer breeze that was ruffling my hair. I woke up to the annoying ring of my phone, mom trying to wake me up, I knew. But as I opened my eyes, I saw the moon.. For how long did I sleep? I didn't know.. and strangely, it didn't matter.. The moon looked radiant and beautiful, captivating every thought my mind was struggling to come up with to explain where I was and what I was doing there.. It was lulling me back into the gentle comfort of my blissful stupor. But my phone had decided otherwise. Wake up, I must.. and I did. Grateful as I was to find that no creepy crawly thing was anywhere near me, I knew it wouldn't be long before the mosquitoes began their feast. As I left the lawn, a rueful smile framed my lips. It hit me. The well tended lawn was there for about 2 years and not once did I ever sleep there. And as ironic as it may sound, I know I most probably won't till some summer evening I lie down exhausted and exasperated in that garden and let mother nature work her magic all over again while I wonder why I don't do this more often.
Till life gives me another beautiful memory...
All my love to the cosmos.
I don't know how long I lay there wondering about little nothings before I feel into a contented dreamless sleep.. but I do know this.. the last thing I heard was the sound of an eagles call.. and for that moment I wished I could sprout wings and glide as elegantly as he did in the gentle summer breeze that was ruffling my hair. I woke up to the annoying ring of my phone, mom trying to wake me up, I knew. But as I opened my eyes, I saw the moon.. For how long did I sleep? I didn't know.. and strangely, it didn't matter.. The moon looked radiant and beautiful, captivating every thought my mind was struggling to come up with to explain where I was and what I was doing there.. It was lulling me back into the gentle comfort of my blissful stupor. But my phone had decided otherwise. Wake up, I must.. and I did. Grateful as I was to find that no creepy crawly thing was anywhere near me, I knew it wouldn't be long before the mosquitoes began their feast. As I left the lawn, a rueful smile framed my lips. It hit me. The well tended lawn was there for about 2 years and not once did I ever sleep there. And as ironic as it may sound, I know I most probably won't till some summer evening I lie down exhausted and exasperated in that garden and let mother nature work her magic all over again while I wonder why I don't do this more often.
Till life gives me another beautiful memory...
All my love to the cosmos.
