the magic of the nile

a perfect day.....a lovely breeze blowing while we gently cruise along the Nile.....miles upon miles of palm tree islands on both banks.....i felt so much at peace and one with nature that i just could not tear myself away from the deck. It was not a stunningly beautiful scene just something magnetic that i cannot explain.....did not want the company of anyone else ...just content to gaze at the birds flying and swimming ....an absolutely unforgettable day....nowadays i feel a deep silent communion with the stunning beauty of nature...a heightened appreciation and a oneness so complete that is not possible even to share with another

nature naturally

what is it about nature that is so ..ever so enchanting...the bright yellow of a wayside flower;the all enveloping shade of a ficus tree;chancing upon a hoopoe;the full moon keeping vigil in the night sky;the antics of the pied kingfisher.
How can we be oblivious of the beauty that each day brings....is it enough just to live a careworn life...from dawn to dusk and dawn again

i only wanna be with you

It doesn't matter where we go or what we do...
I wanna spend each moment of the day with you.
It happens to be true....
I only wanna be with you !!

rustling of leaves

to understand the written word and to actually experience it...hear the rustling of leaves.....aah what a world of difference.....the chirping of sparrows.....the smell of grass....the croaking of frogs....flowers so fragile that you cannot even hold them in your hand without perspiration marring their delicate softness.

nature...ever beautiful....ever changing....God's gift to us every single day

Rapture and Ecstasy

way back when i was in college had told a friend that these are two of my favourite words.....imagine my surprise when i came across these words in a book on Ramana Maharshi.....

"in rapture or ecstasy, the mind is momentarily absorbed and stilled in a fragmentary experience of the bliss that is its true nature. The very words indicate the transcending of the individuality, since 'rapture' means etymologically being carried away and 'ecstasy' standing outside oneself."

checked out the net...figuratively used
rapture.....carried away in an ecstatic trance
ecstasy.....a state of rapture that stupified the body while the soul contemplated divine things

the same two beautiful words.........

may you know rapture and ecstasy in this lifetime......

stuck inside these four walls

yes...the beatles....isn't it amazing how much time we spend surrounded by four walls ...be it home or the office....meanwhile the great outdoors beckon.....sun on your head, wind in your hair, sand at your feet......breathing the crisp air atop a mountain........resolve to spend as much time as possible with nature....foot loose and fancy free.....

food

recently was tucking in on a buffet breakfast.........what an obscene amount of food on display.....how is it that one person gets so much to eat while just down the road there are those who dont even have one square meal....