It is indeed a privilege to sit in my balcony on a spring day and have a relaxed breakfast.
Today happened to be just that day. I was enjoying watching the canopy of trees from my second floor flat. The constant twittering of birds is the only noise I could hear till far except for few planes which keep passing erratically. As I was sipping my tea, I spotted a new migratory bird hopping on the Neem tree. I was seeing a red face bird for the first time. It appeared so beautiful as it was hopping from one tree to another. Now was its playing time. It would have got up much earlier than me and scouted for food.
The peas in my poha added to the taste of the dish. As I savored the preparation, I noticed a squirrel was climbing up a branch of the Gulmohar tree. As it reached the end, it started its return journey. Something in her game, captured my attention and I followed her for some time. Slowly I got lost in my thoughts and diverged from one thought to another. When I returned from my chain of thoughts, I saw the squirrel had reached the branch terminal once again and was getting ready for its downward journey. Suddenly I realized that that is all the squirrel does the whole day. Eating, playing and surviving. Such a simple life!
Even after twenty years if I will see the squirrel, I will pretty much see it doing similar activities. We humans on the other hand learn new things. We not only change ourselves but also alter the environment around us. We have moved away from the "simple" to make things comfortable for us. Yet we are not happy. We constantly keep running after things. Even when we are not literally running, we are running in our minds. It has become so difficult for us to stay relaxed...
Today happened to be just that day. I was enjoying watching the canopy of trees from my second floor flat. The constant twittering of birds is the only noise I could hear till far except for few planes which keep passing erratically. As I was sipping my tea, I spotted a new migratory bird hopping on the Neem tree. I was seeing a red face bird for the first time. It appeared so beautiful as it was hopping from one tree to another. Now was its playing time. It would have got up much earlier than me and scouted for food. The peas in my poha added to the taste of the dish. As I savored the preparation, I noticed a squirrel was climbing up a branch of the Gulmohar tree. As it reached the end, it started its return journey. Something in her game, captured my attention and I followed her for some time. Slowly I got lost in my thoughts and diverged from one thought to another. When I returned from my chain of thoughts, I saw the squirrel had reached the branch terminal once again and was getting ready for its downward journey. Suddenly I realized that that is all the squirrel does the whole day. Eating, playing and surviving. Such a simple life!
Even after twenty years if I will see the squirrel, I will pretty much see it doing similar activities. We humans on the other hand learn new things. We not only change ourselves but also alter the environment around us. We have moved away from the "simple" to make things comfortable for us. Yet we are not happy. We constantly keep running after things. Even when we are not literally running, we are running in our minds. It has become so difficult for us to stay relaxed...
wonderful observation
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