Suddenly the weather turned pleasant, with clouds covering the sky and few seconds later it started drizzling, a respite from much warmer weather from last few days. After all its hottest August of last 23 yrs. With my eyes closed, i was all busy in soaking up the calmness that had settled on the busy routine life of mine.
The far fetched voice broke the much awaited rain-brought silence. Following immediately, were the replies to that voice and a different music filled the environment, with a smile over my face, the only undisturbed response possible by me. The sweet songs of these chirping creatures of God took over me, like the melodious tunes of Pied Piper lured away the kids of Hamelin. My mind started making images, drawing pictures, creating a movie and finally losing oneself into it. The Himalayas rose on one side- with their snow covered peaks, asking me to be a part of it, to lose myself into the green woods that had been there since time immemorial. The waves from deep blue ocean started kissing my feet-- calling me to descend into its unseen depth. The Greek God of seas, Poseidon, stood there with his Trident questioning about my delay in action to submerge. Great Grasslands were in front of me-- the lap of Nature laid open for a comforting sleep which the world can never offer.
Coming out of the state of trance was difficult but the call of Bird of prey broke it pretty well and every bird, every creature, including me, were in motion. The calm brought by Mother Nature was broken by her. At times, i do think, Mother Nature is so Paradoxical-- she is so humble yet so cruel, so watered yet so dried, so magnanimous yet so uncharitable. I came back into the cage, the cage developed by mankind-- for protection, for shelter, for hiding.
