A warm summer morning I decided
to take a stroll along the countryside for fresh air. It was long
since I had been to such a place. The skies were clear, the
temperature mild and it was a perfect
day to enjoy the beauty of Nature. I wanted to spend the whole day
amidst the green meadows just swaying my hands along the green grasses.
Thousand yards away I could see a mountain as majestic as it can be, rising
above all land, touching the heavens. The sun was hiding behind it waiting for
the Earth to rotate a bit more so that it could display its ultimate powers. It
was a sight I had never seen before. A light wind swept over the flowers and
the Nature giggled in the sunshine. In
the silence I could hear the various sounds of Nature, from the birds chirping
to the light wind swaying over the flowers. This was Nature, The Art of God
more beautiful than anything else.
I just walked through the flowers making a path for myself, humming the
tune of my favorite song. It was a day I wanted to spend secluded from the busy life of the city. But
then I witnessed something....Something I presume to be the next beautiful
thing that God has created....A woman!!! I was there since long, enjoying the
tranquility of Nature but I had missed seeing this beautiful girl. There she
was, a few yards away sitting on the grass with a small dog accompanying her.
It was now that I realized that maybe Nature is not the most beautiful thing
God has created. She had striking
features with piercing blue eyes, a sharp nose and tender lips. I stood dumbfounded watching in awe at this creation of God. She
looked elegant and charming.
I always had an impression in life that only character will decide a
person and that I will not be tempted by looks of a girl. One second was enough
to revolutionize my ideas of a perfect girl. . She did not notice me as She was engrossed in patting and caressing her dog.
There
was a voice inside me forcing me to go
and speak to her. But I did not have the courage to do it . I wondered what she will think of me if I go
initiate a conversation. She may be scared and run away But I was restless.
There was no way I could just walk away from her. She was like the magnetic
pole that always attracts the opposite pole. Questions kept creeping into my
mind of what I should do next........
Slowly but
steadily, the clear sky was covering
with the clouds. slowly it became
dark. However; Nothing could make me take my eyes off her. I took me some time
to realize all this was happening. Even though all this was happening the
solitary girl was unmoved. She kept sitting and patting her dog ignoring the changes in the environment
.
Now it started to
drizzle. It was now that the girl saw the skies and started to get up. She
suddenly slipped. I don't know what made me do this but I went towards her and
held out my hand. She held my hand and got up dusting the sand off her dress.
All this happened in a flash and got
over even before I realized that I did it. She was then standing before me. We
were facing each other, looking into each others eyes. A closer look at her
eyes made me feel her innocence. She was
staring at me as if expecting I would say something. I knew this but I could
not open my mouth; thinking of what I just did. Seconds seemed like hours as we both looked at each other. The
rain started pouring down in its full strength. Before I came back to reality
she held my hand and rushed me to a nearby tree. Her dog followed her barking
all the way. Her touch made me was ......... . We both stood beside each other
guarding ourselves from the rain. Her dog was excited at the sight of rain and
began jumping up and down. She ordered her pet to keep quiet.
I was still in my dreamland. I started imagining us walking down the aisle exchanging rings and
sharing our love for each other. She brought me back to the “real” world by
tapping me on the shoulder. I looked at her. My adrenaline was pumping... I
wanted to tell her those three beautiful words “I love you” and nothing else.
The picture of my mom came to my mind who would simply be frustrated at the of
me loving a girl. But nothing seemed to be important to me than her. I mustered up the courage to speak to
her. I did nothing but pick a few beautiful flowers , rested on my knees and
said “I love you”.
There was a look of
surprise across her face to what then became the cutest smile I had ever seen in my life. She
fixed her eyes on me and leaned over to accept my flowers and said “Thank
you.......”A voice more beautiful than that of a nightingale. Wow!!!!A look of
acceptance spread across her face and I realized that I had accomplished one of
the toughest tasks of my life. We both held our hands together, leaning on the
the tree looking at the sun which had come out and the beautiful rainbow which
was now visible across the mountain.
Then suddenly water was splashed across my face. Thinking that she was
playing with me I opened my eyes moving away the water on my face. I saw
someone who was extremely familiar. She was none other than my MOM!!!!! There
she was holding a bucket of water screaming at me “Get up you lazy
fellow!!!! You have an exam tomorrow”. For a moment I felt so sad that
everything was just a dream. But then I realized that such a person may never
exist in reality because nature is God's most beautiful creation . What a dream
it was!!!!
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