What would you do when you are alone at a lake during the hour of dusk? Well, here is an account of what I’ve done today, late this evening:
It was the hour when birds started returning to their nests; in each flap of their wings I could smell the scent of sun.
The sky being god’s own colouring book, you find him always filling it with his favourite colours. Now, let us observe here, the quiet colours of dusk.
After collecting a few pebbles from the ground, I happened to step on a dried leaf and as it got crushed under my feet, out came a "crispy sound" - the leaf was long dead so it couldn't shed a tear drop like we humans do.
I then sat on a bench close to the lake and began dropping the pebbles, one by one into the lake and watched the ripples dance…
Every time a pebble touched the lake surface it gave out a cry, “plop” was the sound which echoed deep into the empty halls of my heart.
As each pebble sank down the throat of the lake, the fish below whispered tales of silence to each other.
A squirrel nearby took courage to question me, “Why did you put such a blank expression on your face, your silent eyes tell stories of emptiness”.
“Dear little squirrel, it’s not sadness that touched me, it’s not happiness that tickled me, it’s the infinite nothingness that filled my heart”.
“Infinite nothingness? What does that mean?” asked the cute squirrel twirling its tail.
“Though life’s journey remains a mystery, just observe carefully around and you will understand the inner meanings of our existence”
“Look at this hour of dusk with stillness in every pulse, each second is separated from the next by an eternity. When all the earth’s colours are spent through the day, it is time for the shadows to take over”
“In the open sky amidst the clouds, the space expands vastly. There is no sun, no moon, no stars, no fairies, no angels, quite hollow the vast expanse is with voidness lingering in great solitude”
“Now close your eyes and imagine you are swimming in the hollow sky, leaping across time and space with no limits, the clouds give you a warm hug and bury you in their dusty folds"
"Look outside the window of your mind, there is a new world out there”
You will forget yourself for the moment and become one with dusk. No worries, no responsibilities, no stress - just peace and silence totally envelop you…
Just living in the moment during the hour of dusk with a calm mind - this is what I labeled as
“ The Romancing of dusk….. ”
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