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Friday, September 20, 2019

The Niagara I Saw


You have heard about it . So did I . Can you imagine how intense , her attractive forces will be as she already created a desire to be in the presence of her however far one's physical being is ? Hold that thought. The imagination is not far from reality. Travel with me , as I take you through how it feels to be in the midst of her glory. The Niagara falls. The myth. The legend.

"As she draws you near"

It's one of those unexplained human gut instincts, when destiny had me making plans all of a sudden to visit her, overlooking a 10 hour journey by the rails. The arrangements were made and there I was , chugging along the night long journey to reach the lucky station that connects the world with her. As i step foot into the new place, my senses started picking up some intense vibes. Like, I knew something was happening around the place. One of the initial observations a person will make about Niagara is how, contrasting her signals can be. She is silent but she is full of music. She appears to be lying somewhere in the corner of a mountain but the aerial view will clearly tell she encompasses  all over the place. As, one travels into the city from the outside, an obvious thing that meets the eye is the Niagara river. You can imagine a lady , lying down on the face of the earth, her majestic face being the falls itself and her locks of hair , as the Niagara river. Imagine how the wind blows her hair gently , yet persuasively as she coaxes you to come near, signalling you to come further and further, like an octopus will entice a nemo fish. The river lies beside the roads and bridges silently, yet so imperatively as one can pick up the silent waves of water that is swirling from the insides to gain force as it flows down to the actual falls itself. The tension she creates , in the mind of her newest lover,  who is disturbed so passionately to see her and the thought of not having seen her makes him love her more, yearn for her more, overpowering all his human inhibitions. I was so taken in by her. I realized myself breathing heavily, as the winds got colder, my heart beats dancing to her silent chorus of her seductive breathing. Oh , I was so floored. There is not a part of her that is not majestic or unattractive so much that there are  places of attraction  all around her voluptuous frame. It is like ,she is the one and only  there.  

"Stunned by passion" 

Everywhere, you can imagine people going "oh my god" in different voices and languages, like birds in a wildlife sanctuary over a tree that just blossomed with flowers. As one goes near her, people frantically get lost for words , everyone stumped by her flawless seamless flow of never ending unbelievable to fathom majestic beauty. The sound of  gallons of water hitting the rocks appears like she is laughing hysterically at her latest catch of homo sapiens who's eyes are stretching beyond their sockets to suck the vision into their deepest memories.  The nearest view of the falls from the 'prospect point' up above the mountains where you can see all of her, as she appears to be spread out between the Canadian and American borders , to the wettest place below on the 'maid of the mists' stuns the senses of the soul that for the first time thanks the almighty for being blessed with the power to see his creation. Life is happening here. Even Rumi and Shakespeare might be restarting their wisdom fountain to describe a place that has birds flying in slow motion, water gorging down at the speed of light as her hopeless lovers stand rooted to their feet gaping at the gaiety she demonstrates. It is like God's own plan to bring in the various rivers of human orchestrated differences in religion, caste, preference,language and culture to a place where all streams culminate into one source, from which we all came from, as thousands of people from across the borders vicariously ogle at her, forgetting where we came from and who we are. Pure magic. She is like the product of Divine music with human lyrics , the song such a euphony to the ears that mentally, physically , spiritually makes us engage in a hopeless pursuit , to try grab all of her into our deepest senses to register that moment of being in her presence. The sight of the niagara river plunging into the deep trenches below sprouting spray of cold magic water as the birds flock all over the place surrounded by a sun that tries to view her as much as possible before moon takes over silences all the noise from our human nonsensical thoughts takes one to the very zeniths of wonder. She is silent , yet musical . She is so well sculpted yet , she is hugely spread all over the place. She appears to go nowhere, yet not a part of her stays fixed as the waters of her enchanting dance never stop dancing to the cries of her lovers who plead with her to never let go off her.  , The Niagara, ladies and gentlemen , is one place where bliss exists. A place, pregnant with inspiration and Naked Life Force for the soul that yearns to reverberate with divine symphony.  A visit to the The Niagara, Ladies and gentlemen, is gift you give to your soul, for you might not know next time if you will be human enough enjoy her.

As i made my retreat from her, my being already started wishing to be in her presence sooner and often  , as a flying water drop came from nowhere and kissed my forehead , as i looked back at her drunk with love thanking her for this blessing.


Thursday, September 12, 2019

My Train Ride from Palatine towards Life



                                                           







I made my mind to go that place , after thinking over it and deciding what's the best way . The train came hushing without the trademark blaring horn . I was ready to close my ears with my index fingers as I expected a horn , that will startle the unsuspecting bystander but no. The double decker pulled itself onto the platform gracefully like a water running down a rock. It appeared to be levitating over the tracks that seemed to show no strain in carrying the monstrous object on its back. I have never been on a double decker and before my logical system began ruminating over where to sit, my legs took me to the upper deck and in a blink I was seated in the last seat by the window with a good view of the train. A two seater with no one beside me. Just a late 20s guy , wearing a black jacket and headphones and a backpack to help him sustain himself with some food and resources for that day. I usually get inspirations and deep realizations at the most random places , BOOM . It happened again. I realized how this train journey and my life in general drew parallels. Tens and hundreds of fellow people share my journey to the destination , in a train we are going to be temporarily be seated , making our own plans in our own worlds. Some get in the train ,some hop off , some ride the full journey with me , some sit beside me , while some just look at me but none of this. None of this is "my journey" . Everything around me is moving , revolving, orbiting but none of this is "me". I am an object in time, surrounded by other objects that supposedly , have some effect in me putting my energies in a trance . None of this is real . The music I was listening, the different people with different shades of personalities and belongings , with their own maps to their chosen destinations. I was in my own journey , travelling to a place that made the most sense to me , in a manner that made me feel happy with the resources that I thought will help me reach my destination. But , all this is happening from within me. My own personal enclosure of emotions, thoughts , dreams and fears .The universe tapped on my shoulders just in time, before I became asleep and aloof of WHO I AM , what I am doing here and the like. I realized just like how the various things that was in action around me had no profound personal impact in my journey to my chosen destination , but merely just events that were in place to help me understand my position in this otherwise empty space and time. Everything in my life is like a compass, that helps me understand where I am, but all the journey happens within. I am not travelling on the outside . I am in my own time capsule , my own sphere of realizations , the end of which i will forget that I have an "outside" , as i dissolve into the place where I came from.  Life is a beautiful journey. Sometimes doors close. Sometimes, they open by themselves. But we must never lose sight of who we are, why we are here, where we are going . When a mind reaches this state , it becomes immune from what's happening on the outside. I was lost in these whirlpool of thoughts when I had a sudden urge to look outside and realized I had reached my destination .


The rise or fall of others in their respective journeys cease to distract our own linear journey towards the realization of the self , the moment we realize our own personal coordinates in TIME and SPACE. Discover yourself . Before you reach the end of your journey...