Back home...memories of Homeland

Something that has been going in my mind for quite some time ...guess it is time for this one... 
[Southern India ..........]

Being brought up in the most beautiful place know as 'God own country' on the coast of sea...where the coconut water taste the sweetest, quenching every thirst, cooling every restless soul.

Every breeze is melody, with traditional music from the near by temples of the drum in rhythm , along with faint sounds from the conch shell... (seriously some effort involved to try blow a conch shell in rhythm)...

Ever tried placing the conch shell on to ear, hear the sound of waves over the sea, swirl of the universe.

Playing in the streets, swinging in swing under the shade of huge trees,childish pranks with all hidden giggle and laughter, making adventures of all kinds one can imagine..say it hunting treasure (or) be hidden spy (or) all time favourite hide and seek..

Watching  the almighty elephant walk on street and getting to gently pat the trunk, watching those pleasant expressive eyes.. was not unusual. Surprising the favourite of the mighty one is the tinniest bananas as small as baby finger, yes the sweetest and favourite of the elephant and mine too.

Traditional hot food on banana leave an amazing feel,yummy  crispy dosa,those festive processions and holidays, being on house boats in backwater, misty mountains, the rains,faint fragrance of the  jasmine or tuberose and wild flowers.

As the the night fall, surrounded with sound of cricket and faint yellow green light of fireflies, seems like the stars on the ground.

The stars in the night sky are so close as though you can touch them,bright as they shine..watching over you... with an absolute silence..every whisper one can hear...
..True to every word, this is definitely ... 'God own country'

[ Northern India..........]

Fortunately with ancestor belonging to place close to the Himalayas near the place where River Ganges enter the plains of Northern India( just an hour drive)... my native is also known for one of beautiful woodcarving export to worldwide, jaggery (uncentrifuged sugar) (no wonder sugar has been my favourite)..

Was very fortunate to have delicately wood carved pieces with me always to cherish and be part of my native is some way.

With most of my early vacation in North, in hot summer ....early morning began with grandfather behind me with fresh buffalo milk (yuk!! was my expression those day) Still remember running around the house,hiding behind my mother(or) grandmother but not luck ..Grandpa always won each day..Morning walk was trend those day, so used happily walk in botanical garden- Company garden, learning each day about new plant (or) lesson of life..( walking my favourite part).Listening to stories my father used tell me..historic or morale value...remember each one of them...some made sense then and some later in life.

Days used to go by meeting every relative and friends, pulling your cheek or patting your head eventually being rewarded with traditional sweets( now that is best part, in returns for you had to put up with).Thanks to my cousins,learnt my two wheelers at very early age...tragic ending came to that chapter, when my father came to know..(perfect timing for  lesson on responsibilities)

Travelled to Ganges, with spectacular views of the mango groves, fields of sugar cane, listening to the peacock and peafowl.Watching the military trained horses, seriously beautiful ones...How did I miss, the horse driven carriage (tanga), never can forget the sound and it feels so fresh in my memory (those kind of carriage are no more in use). 

Sleeping on open roof beneath the stars with blanket of cool air in the hot summers of north,(something no longer seen much) Spicy tangy chats(snacks),mom's samosa(yummy! nothing can beat it, not even mine).. spiced tea, grandma's gajar ka halwa (carrot desert).. definitely some moment in those days.

But time flies..this little heart was looking out for something more..an adventure..,that brought me to  'Silicon Valley and Garden City of India', known for the pleasant climate through out the year ..a city that just absorbed me even before I knew and felt more at home..

The food, the culture is different from what had seen in north and south(extremes kind of), a mixture and yet not a mixture is this Garden city. Definitely land of opportunities it had been for me, many lesson of life learnt , with many  friends to keep and memories to remember. Old or young, friendly by nature,always took care some way or the other and vice versa. 

Being around the country from the north to south from east to west ...seen every shades in one country say it mountain to beaches, plains to valley, snow to summers,rains,desert to forest ..each place was unique in every way yet different..every place left a mark of its own in my memory for life long...

Being seas away in another land, realise...home is home..

Life ...A question or an answer

Journey of life...interestingly throws us question mostly, clues to find the answer and in the process answer a few questions..but always maintains the curiosity..even if you want to ignore they are never  to leave you ..the question will be back...a very strange feeling.

The questions seem to be mounting and the answers are hard to find...like a treasure hunt game but with difference this one is not planned one.

It is like a book full of mysteries and there is a twist in every page...and mankind is always curious to know the future chapter.

At times the current situation seems to be the worst, not till you land up in to another bigger one in near future and then realise, you would have walked through it . Later realise you never had the idea of the strength you owned, so it means you getting to know yourself better each time. 
But at times this can be confusing it gives you different picture about yourself and  dilemma  which one is real you..

Have you every felt that you were in situation you have to choose the best  option from  the worst..where you have jumped out of one situation just to realise a bigger one is waiting for you ahead and a funny smile cross... all sudden this life from outside seem to look like a video game..but do not who has the planned your hurdles with different intensity with different situation.. you may be have just sorted your personal  issue of any sort  and you walk right into work related one and if that not enough you manage one with yourself and haunted question back.. the cycle seem to continue...sound funny though when you think of it 

Cannot give up, always in attempt to find answers to question even beyond my capacity,nothing can be a cause as barrier in my pursuit. Strangely because believe every question has an answer, may a mysterious one but they have and time to come will definitely answer them but with help of seeker who seeking for it....

Yes have heard that to have peaceful calmness  mind is free from the question, but strangely you are in the world with mysteries wonders and full of surprises...like other day walking over the lawn ..watching the grass snap back to straighten itself back at once...isn't that beautiful sight to see...may be ...for me it was..

With question come curiosity, with curiosity comes discoveries..with discoveries comes knowledge , with knowledge comes ideas , with ideas comes vision, and with vision comes inventions...may be, am may be wrong, just a though.

May be when people say-'clam peaceful mind free from question' may be referring to Focus, which bring a strange Silence in once self..it all  choice one want to believe in ..honesty to oneself is the key that will help a very long way.. and peaceful guilt free sleep at night.

As human race in general, we tend to believe on things blindly without questioning, which tends to kill the essence of actual and without understanding the intend of it...

My family has known it better who had to deal with my question from  moment my words were just babbles( baby words...not foolish of course, that normal people do not understand at that stage !! ). Largely owe to my family for dealing and keeping my question pursuit alive till date..

With a smile .. that means...what next.. Today is the outcome of choices made...true..but you get to make a choice at the crossroads only once and you cannot turn back...that makes it difficult, interesting and challenging...