Thursday, November 6, 2014

Celebrating beauty, life

One morning, these days, I visited this giant river called Torsa in Phuentsholing. I’m not a morning-person though; I hardly rise before eight in the morning. However, just then, I realized what I’ve been missing in my life.
To my amazement, I was stunned by the picture perfect beauty of the sunrise. The way it shimmered over the river, over the Phuentsholing valley, absolutely wowed me. Like a young lad, I ran-rounded the riverside, stumbling at times, but still thirsting for more of the nature’s splendor.
Meanwhile, I sat on the riverside and just enjoyed the water running down so effortlessly, so incessantly like life in itself. The grass like needle that grows tall and abundant around the river decorates it all the more beautiful. Only a few humans were seen supposedly taking early morning leisure walk.
As I sat, my eyes wandered far afar, the other side of the river and then stopped awhile at a flock of birds catching and feeding on fish.
I mused, the early bird catches worm, revisiting the idiom that I learned long before in one of my school textbooks. That moment, I nodded in agreement, exactly after two decades understanding its true meaning. Had I not started my day early I would be missing all this beauty. 
All is not well, I thought, I should be living the moment not observing. So I removed my clothes and jumped into the river; ah, it’s very cold and bone chilling.
Soon the sun accompanied me, winking its light on my face reflected from water and fetching me fresh warmth all over my body. The birds swarmed over the river, over us, making harmonious noise. The needle-like plants danced gently blown by the morning breeze. As if all were celebrating beauty, life with me.

So we swam, we danced, in all joy, as if for eternity!

14 comments:

  1. Well well well! You certainly celebrated life here at Phuentsoling, while a person like me who is resident here seldom visit that side of Toorsa :-P.....////// great pictures and great writing.

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    1. Finally comment here; thank you Samten Wangdi Sir. Phuentsholing is a lovely place and how I envy you all living there. Warm weather and bustling city, very lively, very colourful. Have a wonderful wintertime!

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  2. An arresting and appealing pictures la Riku Sir, I am sure that you might have felt the gist of nature. And am glad that you learned a lesson from nature, nature always teaches us lesson in many ways. Presuming all is well with sound in health. God bless you. Regards from me. Do great. Take Care. :)

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    1. I am so much happy, thank you so much for the kind words. All is well with me and winter is so much here, very cold but loving it too.

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  3. wow......beautiful photographs dear friend. you are as good as a pro. loved them, this is what i call talent.

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    1. Thank you Gyembo. You are always there to push on me to do things that are close to my heart. Have a lovely weekend!

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  4. I can feel the beauty in your pictures... you are doing greater each time with your cameramanship... Thumbs Up!

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    1. I am so happy that you felt the same Passu. Thank you for the lovely comment!

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  5. Interesting read and absolutely beautiful photographs!!

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    1. Your kind words meant lots to me. Thank you la.

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  6. Reku sir you could really capture the splendid photos at any time. I wish if I can like you. Keep sharing your glorious photos with angelic words.

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    1. As always, you are there to encourage me. I am so happy that you read and appreciate my blog.

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