Never liked taking photos. Never liked videos.
Illusion of capturing the moment
Never gave satisfaction,
When it didn't and couldn't Represent as it is.
But here I'm tweeting now.
After 11 years of sleep.
Beside a waterfall, where a crowd gathered.
To take a nice photo and show it to the world.
Stayed in patience Emerged in silence.
Till last one of them returned to where they came
And absorbed the beauty into myself.
On a misty mountain heaven
Carved the serenity unleashed, in red blood cells.
After decades, it is still Flowing.
Have you ever been to see a waterfall? Most of us would have, and it doesn't have to be a waterfall after all to understand the irony I am going to talk about. Now try to close your eyes and imagine what you have seen, heard and felt during such a time. Is it hard to do? Then of course you may have been distracted by taking photos and chatting with your friends during such times.
"If you are aware, you are not there, no point in being there!" Is something I was taught some time back early in my career. However, that gives a negative aspect, often I find that I am not aware. But the truth is knowing that we are not aware is the first step in being aware. So, I have changed it myself to "If you are aware, you are not there, Well done! now you are aware!"
The best trick I have learned to be enjoying something simple as a waterfall, a sky or a tree, is to stop myself from doing anything else. Stop talking about what you see, stop taking photos, stop doing or thinking about it how to build a nice hotel or a retirement home beside it! Stop moving, slow down so your breathing will slow down. See what you see as it is, you will see the colors, listen what you hear as it is, you will hear the birds appear and disappear, and it will make the best image in your memory. Which will not decay for years. Not only that there will be wisdom tree growing in you so, but you can also face battles in life with fierce.
Thank you for reading, Beside A Waterfall - awareness
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