A trip to Uttarakhand

A year back, this day.

So after 3 days in Uttarakhand, we had not had the privilege of seeing the blue of the sky even for once. If I have to guess, we might not have that privilege (if you can call it that) this time around. We were in our room, about to sleep. I am not the least sleepy. So I opened the door of my balcony and got out. What I saw was magical. A gift from the universe, from nature for sure. The sky is as clear as it can be. I can hear the sound of the waterfall from up here. The stars are twinkling down as the big bright moon washes the slopes of the mountains with ridiculous ease. I think I'm going to spend the night here. I know I'm going to think of you. And imagine how you'd look had you been here beside me, holding hands and talking so quietly that even silence is unaware of our voices. I can hear the music of nature and foreplay it does with the silence. I can hear the sound of crickets, constantly. They are singing only one note. And the moon. You should have seen the moon right now my love. I wish I could love you like the moon loves the earth it keeps orbiting. I wish.

Am I an artist? Am I a fool? Am I both? Everything needs defining today. That's no good. What's an artist? What's art? What's a fool? What is defining for that matter? As I note down these thoughts, I am hardly looking for an answer. The answers would only lead to more definitions. Aren't we all tired of it? Even a little? But who am I kidding? The soul has answers. We tend to treat them as definitions. It's a mistake. For the definitions are ever changing. So what's the solution to this? I just found that answer right now. The solution is to not look for a solution. Because that would mean you're treating life as a problem.

I feel thankful for so many things right now. For all the gifts that life has given me. It somehow makes me believe that the universe thinks that I'm important. That's more than I can ever ask for. That's more than anything I can ever get. Because I am less than nothing in front of this universe.

- You