NATURE MIRROR

My nani’s house has always been an alluring place for me since the time I started understanding the things around the world. This is neither because I feel like an untethered calf there nor because I savour nani’s earthen stove’s ‘roti’ with butter milk and green chilli ‘chutney’, but because of the bewitching natural beauty and vibrant plus breezy atmosphere pervading there.

Monsoon showers are the most conducive time for the visit. The terrace is the one which I usually haunt at my nani’s place.

As soon as the rain relents, I find myself admiring the panoramic view from the roof. The broad vistas of paddy and mustard fields…the exuberant beauty of the place enthralls me a lot. It seems as if Mother Earth has come out in plain lush green clothes to woe her beloved - sky, who just showered his love in the form of rain.

In addition to this, the air, thick with the fragrance of parched earth and that feeling of fresh breath, are the most exhilarating of all. The gusty winds, ruffling the smooth surface of the fields and the leaves on the trees give us a feeling as if nature is interacting with us. The background music given by the melodious ‘koel’ makes the surroundings all the more musical and refreshing. But the very sight of the elegant peacocks dancing and warbling joyfully in the ‘saavan ka mahina’ is cherry on the cake.

Seeing the enumerable benedictions and knowing the fact that we actually are in the fail proof lap of Mother Nature, the below lines appear to be written for her only-

“Mere mehboob ki soorat khuda se milti hai,

Mohabbat ki mohabbat hai,

Ibaadat ki ibaadat hai”

I think I am at my best when I can feel the nature of NATURE !