By : Geetha, Pune.
Sitting by the beachside, watching the couples walking hand in hand, the little children playing in the sand building castles, the balloon seller filling up balloons of various colours with gas and air, and paddlers selling all kinds of items to the hungry and the greedy, you see the hustle and bustle of life.
Dipping your feet in the cold receding waters, with the waves lashing at your feet, making you realise that they can give you as much as they can take from you, is a feeling that lets you look at the distant waters and the distant sky with hope and fervour. Colourful balloons in the sky, the varied aroma of food which you makes you visualise it all even with your eyes closed, and the hustle-bustle of life with the young and the old at the beach is a picturesque image of aesthetics and goodness that the Divine has bestowed on all humanity to enjoy. As you walk along, you see an old man sitting by the banks, strumming his guitar. There are young boys and girls, whose hearts swell up to the lilting tunes of his music, beyond a shadow of doubt, leading all to a path of hope, faith and goodwill.
Here you find that Life abounds.
To the naked eye, what is seen in the distance, is the weather beaten boat in the oceanic waters, sailing from harbour to harbour. All that it carries within it is the baggage of experiences, the joys, a lot of memories, and to cap it all, a ‘feel-good’ factor. The Captain of every ship or boat is constantly singing out to his team members,raising their spirits and keeping their morale high with his song of wonder, telling them to feel good for no damn reason.
In life, one requires, family, friends, social groups, occupational and work-teams, and various other means and reasons for socialising , to express oneself mentally and emotionally, to keep oneself holistically fit and healthy.
“Soar like the mighty eagle’ and ‘Rise like the mighty ocean waves’, expressing at the same time that you are feeling good and living life well. Flowing majestically and harmoniously like the oceanic waters is mysteriously and strangely a coveted secret that one needs to learn to master life.
Sitting silently by the waterside, with nothing but the silence of the night, the fragrance of the sand, and the force of the wind and tide on the rocks, emphasising the power of nature on man, you gape with awe and wonder at the mysticism and the mystery of the life that abounds.
The obvious seems so blurred to the one who refuses to perceive. What is plainly visible to the naked eye and what creates a clear mental image of life and the living in this oceanic panorama is the consuming totality. This panoramic view of life is however, restricted due to the tunnel like vision that the human mind has due to his own limitations and perceptions. The obscure needs scrutiny and the conspicuous needs to be demonstrated. The formless truth of eternity springs forth from the ocean of forms from the frothing waters and the pearl of life is picked up by the many who walk on the sands of time along the banks why , cherishing their memories , both pleasant and the not so pleasant.
Looking at the vast ocean with wonder and awe, gaping at its vastness and depth, mystified by its intense capacity to drown and accept all within itself, you stand agape with a grip on the philosophy that it tries to convey to me through evoking my feelings. Every time the waves lash at the rocks & the waters splash on you, you feel as if the ocean is telling you to wake up & rise – arise to a fresh start, leaving behind the old.
Every time the sun’s rays gleam on the waters & there is a flash seen that radiates, it seems like the ocean is eradicating the darkness of ignorance and blocks in your systems, for you to move ahead in your path of career or work. Every time you dip your feet in the waters and dig your feet in the sands, the you find the sand slipping from under your feet, you realise that there is no point holding on to anything in life, for LIFE too slips past the same way.
The ocean is a vast school that liberates the enslaved, helps one to soar high, singing the song of love, joy and wonder, as the boundless waters sing the glory of the TIMELESS and the ETERNAL.
