Picture this.. you wake up to the rising sun, stretch a little and look out of the window casually before you get on with the do-this-and-then-that-and-so-ons of everyday life, and you see .. not some people rushing to work, not vehicles noisily moving through busy traffic on main road .. but perfectly clear blue skies and a huge hill garnished with some low moving clouds set in a serene setting. In case you were wondering, I'm not describing an oil painting on the wall or the visualization of a piece by William Wordsworth but what i experienced a sometime early this year back at my Uncle's place far away from everything you hate about the city. You walk out of your room, out the door and walk into a lovely sprawling lawn covered with grass so green that all city residents put together won't match it with all their jealousy !!!
Bhagyalok, Village Doonga, about 35 kms from Dehradun city, from where you will have to travel at least a good 10 kms to get the newspaper every morning, but if you want your favourite fruits and vegetables you just have to walk to the backyard!!! From your every day breakfast fruits to exotic vegetables, or the rarest of flowers combined with the joy of having nurtured each one with your own hands, or just simply watching them grow is an experience in itself.
Lettuce, Purple cabbage, potatoes, spring onions, coriander, green chillies, lemons, exotic bell peppers, cauliflowers, cabbage, broccoli, name it and you'll find it somewhere in the backyard !!
Lettuce, Purple cabbage, potatoes, spring onions, coriander, green chillies, lemons, exotic bell peppers, cauliflowers, cabbage, broccoli, name it and you'll find it somewhere in the backyard !!I Was there last winter and believe me when i say winters are cold there.. but when the sun rises, its grandeur fills up the air and all you can feel is the warmth of the Sun ... the air is pure and clean and if you were to listen carefully, all you'll are the springs flowing or the birds chirping or the breeze filling up the lungs of each one who's lucky enough to breathe from it. One whiff of that breeze if you were to breathe, your insides would be filled with happiness and pleasure. Nature is the best detoxicant and it's best served out there in the open, away from the chaos of the urban civilization.
And after reading all this if you've been transported there already and already visualizing it ... hang on .. you ain't seen nothing yet... go there once and you'll know what you've missed in your life so far!!
Cheers!
