Everyone in the house was excited about this trip. They were all going to visit Himalayas. They’ve asked me number of times to come along. But I said I cannot. Because, of an important project deadline in office. But my nephew kept on asking me why I cannot come for the trip. I could see the disappointment in his eyes.
I could not ignore his innocence anymore. I’ve decided. I handed over the project to someone in the office. And I had left to the trip along with everyone. I could see the joy in my nephews face. I was glad that I was with them.
We reached there at night. The morning arrived. It was spectacular. The surroundings ambiance was filled with calmness, freshness, flora, fauna, mountains, clouds and woods all over. Above all, the place was filled with pleasantness. Slowly the morning awoke. People were moving around.
I could see people skiing, trekking and mountaineering. Throwing snow balls at each other and here and there. Some snowmen were out there standing. I could hear laughs, screams and fights. I could feel the joy, the delight, the happiness that was in them.
I took a walk by myself. It was pleasure walking with every step of my walk, through those mountains and woods. Incredible bliss was within me. I walked and walked deep into the woods. I could not hear anything anymore.
There I stepped. I could not believe my eyes. It was breathtaking. It was beauty. Beauty of the nature, imbibed in every inch on this earth. It was picturesque. I thought the nature is in meditative trance. I sat there. I glanced at every edge of this exquisiteness.
I was encircled by calmness outside and inside of me. There was silence all around. Slowly I started befriending with silence. Not a thought of anything else from my life at that moment. I shared the meditative trance from this nature’s silence. This silence, until now, that was owned by this nature.
With my new companion silence I learnt many. I learnt the calmness, coolness, peace, patience, stillness, composure, mellowness, generousness and being charitable. Though it was only for few moments, I was attracted to this silence. I sat there with silence. For time that is unknown to me.
Suddenly I could hear someone disturbing the silence. I turned. It was my nephew. Standing there, he shouted everyone is looking for you. He grabbed my finger. He said “come let’s go”. I walked along with him, while he, the six year old, was happily talking about the experiences of his own that he felt here.
As I walked I could sense silence following me. As we were nearing to our station, again, I could hear the laughs, screams, fights. This time I felt they are disturbing the silence. Silence, that is inside me. Silence that is been owned by this nature.
We were back to our place happy and content. Back to each one’s respective routine. Now silence is part of me and my life. Sometime, I do rage but very rarely. Rarely if something upsets me now and then. Like, if I get hurt deeply emotionally or physically. In any of the right or wrong situations that I might come across or those I may face.
However, very soon calmness surfaces inside me. I take solace in this silence, when I am angry, sad, in joy, while working, thinking and in many more daily chores. It is there with me always. Silence follows me; rather I would say I follow silence everywhere I go and whatever I do. Exhibiting the possession “silence” that I acquired that is owned by this nature.
And, I am empowered with silence within me.