Since the day I have started writing, I have written about a lot many things. But then some of the topics are my favorite or rather I am obsessed with some topics like eyes and night. Today I thought of writing about another element which I really love but never wrote about.. that is water.
As a child I used to keep playing with the water in the iron bucket, which was supposed to be my bathtub. As I grew up, school picnics to dams and falls would be my favorite. There is a pond nearby our house with a small garden. It would be my favorite hangout place. I used to like the vibe of that place. I would go with my friends and sit there for long hours.
I remember the time when we had been to Corbett. There was a small rivulet at the back of our resort and I had totally gone nuts the moment I saw it. I was like please don't disturb me. I want to sit here whole day with my legs in the water. Though I had been to lot of places since childhood.. it took a while for me to get to a beach. But being to the beach was a lifetime experience for me. Simply mesmerizing.
I don't know.. but I was never scared of waters. Even when I didn't know swimming, I would go close enough to the water and sit there with my legs in or just simply sit at the banks and watch the waters for hours together. It is just captivating.
The thing about water that amazes me is that it embodies so many virtues. Chemically it's the same everywhere... But it's nature is different at every place. The calm waters teach tranquility. The river teaches to flow that is keep on moving whereas the sea teaches to accept what you get. The waves teach you to strive again and again, no matter how many times life wipes out your efforts. On the contrary, when these waters are disturbed they could turn furious and unleash their wrath and wipe the very existence of mankind.
I guess I am going to get to know more about it's virtues as time passes by. But one thing I am sure of is that I will always be in awe of water places no matter how old I am.
P.S. You guys may be wondering how can a post about water be complete without the mention of rain. Well I intentionally kept it out as the rain itself is a phenomenal thing and would need an entire post. Hopefully would write about it some day.
