Scared
walk- Reflection
The
flamboyant blue sky permeated the abyss of the earth.
I felt like nature was conspiring to make
my scared walk a contemplative retreat. Just as I stepped the staircase leading
to the football ground, I saw Mr. Jigdral
drooling around the football ground. It seemed like he was measuring the length
and breadth of football ground in search of his lost jewel. He seems to take the scared walk seriously. I
shunned the idea of taking the walk around the football ground and changed my destination towards the cafeteria. My motive was to take the less
traveled route, I wanted to seclude myself at least for this walk.
I
saw my mates taking the path leading to the guest
house, library, hostels, and town. Since
no one was walking from the President’s quarter, the route leading to old
girl’s hostel, I enthusiastically owned the route. The ambiance was lush green, engulfed with different fauna. The path
was deserted, not a single being was walking. However, the sticky tall trees,
larger than live accompanied me well. They were gracious enough to provide me
the silhouette shadow which was what I needed in the scorching broad daylight. Furthermore, I didn’t feel isolated
or alone, the wind brushed through my ear whispering the tune of nature incessantly.
I
didn’t slump out of exhaustion as the fragrance of nature and its freshness
left me mesmerized and overwhelmed. I embraced the moment entirely. I
scrutinized the name tags attached to
every tree and made sure that I know some of them. I had a bad experience of
not knowing the names of the tree found in Gyelposhing. Since I have western
friends working in our college, the constant inquisitive question about flora
and fauna just left me bewildered. I am not a nature fanatic, I am not
interested in botany but their questions instilled a budding enthusiasm in
knowing the names of the common trees found in a place where I reside.
"Nurturing the body is a need but mind strives for more. The mind wants eternal happiness which is temporary in nature."
This transitory thought made me oblivious of the
surrounding until I saw a sluggish dog sleeping near the canteen. The dog was
maroon in color, sleeping under the warm sunshine, stretching his legs freely.
I thought “why can’t I have a life like that lazy dog?’’ The life seems really easy to that dog, no stress and
worries. Their only motive is to nurture their body not mind. Nurturing the
body is a need but mind strives for more. The mind
wants eternal happiness which is temporary in nature. With this retrospective
thought I ended my walk as it was time for the next class.
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