Saturday, June 30, 2007

i dream...

Hmmm…office.

Central AC…work…traffic…and a day ending just the same way the previous one did. Sounds monotonous?? That’s because it IS!! So taking a while out I close my eyes and think…I dream…I am lost!

An expanse of green as far as the eye can see…the Sun playing hide and seek with the cloud from behind the hills…a little fog…smoke from the burning wood…simmering tea…wooden benches…or maybe…maybe one of those cement platforms to sit on…maybe a charpoy and a certain laziness in the air…

It has been a while since I have taken a vacation. A retreat, actually. A retreat to a little town…tranquil…peaceful…away from the maddening cities with no phones…mails and anything related to the monotony of life. Sounds good?? Indeed it does.
A little vacation…alone…or maybe two or three people at the maximum. Long walks through the woods where the faintest of the sounds are audible and every footstep causes the fallen leaves to rustle. With a little stick in the hand to combat all the shrubs that come in the way or maybe an occasional abandoned spider web. The fresh water of the mountain springs to drink and the shade of the trees to rest under. Siestas in the afternoons and steaming hot simple food. Life looks promising and bright amidst all this doesn’t it??

Nights bathed in moonlight and stars shining like a million bulbs. Starry skies are a rare sight in the cities…so it can be quite enchanting! And the little breeze. The fragrance of nature. The silence…the serenity! Now THAT is the beauty of life! Honestly…I wont even mind straw mattresses to sleep on! What say??

But as the wise ones have said…if wishes were horses, the beggars would ride. But remote retreats like these are essential to recharge one’s batteries and get ready to face the tunes of work again. And that’s exactly what I am headed for right now…so have to go.
But I will see you around again…with a few more dreams and a few glimpses of reality!

Adios.