I was going through the photos on my cellphone so that I could delete unwanted stuff and create space.
I stumbled upon one photograph, it was clicked around a year back, in Auroville during a short two day visit to Puducherry. The whole concept of Auroville is fascinating. - a universal town with foundation values peace and harmony.
After doing all the typical tourist sightseeing, we sat down to have a cup of coffee.
After a while, a very old and frail lady walked in the coffee shop. She had a walking stick in one hand and a small jute sling bag over other shoulder. She looked around, chose a seat at one corner, looking out of coffee shop. She walked to the counter, put her order and sat down at chosen place. She was looking out into the horizon as if some very fascinating thing is unfurling in front of her. Soon , she was served with a small cup of tea. She took tea in her hand, inhaled deeply, smiled and took her first sip. With overflowing satisfaction on her face, she put down the cup and again looked far away. Her face was peaceful. There is no other word to describe the content feeling on her face.
She might be staying alone there, far away from her home, with strangers with different nationalities. But she had made peace with the world around her. As if, she did not have any regrets, any sorrows, any unfulfilled wishes in her life.
At this moment more than anything from that trip, I vividly remember lingering smile on her face and her calm peaceful eyes.
I stumbled upon one photograph, it was clicked around a year back, in Auroville during a short two day visit to Puducherry. The whole concept of Auroville is fascinating. - a universal town with foundation values peace and harmony.
After doing all the typical tourist sightseeing, we sat down to have a cup of coffee.
After a while, a very old and frail lady walked in the coffee shop. She had a walking stick in one hand and a small jute sling bag over other shoulder. She looked around, chose a seat at one corner, looking out of coffee shop. She walked to the counter, put her order and sat down at chosen place. She was looking out into the horizon as if some very fascinating thing is unfurling in front of her. Soon , she was served with a small cup of tea. She took tea in her hand, inhaled deeply, smiled and took her first sip. With overflowing satisfaction on her face, she put down the cup and again looked far away. Her face was peaceful. There is no other word to describe the content feeling on her face.
She might be staying alone there, far away from her home, with strangers with different nationalities. But she had made peace with the world around her. As if, she did not have any regrets, any sorrows, any unfulfilled wishes in her life.
At this moment more than anything from that trip, I vividly remember lingering smile on her face and her calm peaceful eyes.
There are many things a person hopes to achieve in his or her life. Whatever I achieve in my life, I wish for the same content feeling at later stage. Inspiring things may not be very grand or totally outstanding, such small-easy to miss things leave a greater impact. You just have to be receptive to small joys of life.
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