Silent Place

Sitting alone in a silent place

Neither the thoughts about my future

Nor about my past

But, for the first time

The different sounds that I could hear –

The tick-tock of a clock,

The thunder of clouds,

The plash of the rain,

The squelch of the feet,

Caught my attention.

I could hear the different words and different rhythm

Those were coming out of them

Wish! If I were a musician,

I would have deciphered a new song.

Perhaps I got a trick

How to enjoy the present moment. 

Perfect

I looked at the pendulum clock; it showed the time – 7 o’clock (p.m.). I took a deep breath and smiled because finally, I finished my work on time. Finally, I prepared one more video for my channel – “Nitty-Gritty” (Nitty-Gritty- Serving Education). I organized the scattered stuff that were lying on my table and packed my bag.  It was cold and breezy outside. I love this kind of weather because this weather made me more enthusiastic. I sat in my car, started it, drove, and played my favorite songs like – I’ve had the time of my life, Counting stars, Humsafar, few 90’s songs, etc.  After 30 minutes I finally reached to my “Chalet House”.  

Chalet House was my dream house. I couldn’t believe that I was actually living in my Chalet House. After getting off from the car, I could see my little garden in dim lights. The shades of the dusk – orange, blue, pink, and purple fell on the pretty flowers. The shades embellished the flowers and little bushes of my garden. By looking at this, I wonder, how nature surprised me all the time and there is more to nature than what I see.

I went into my room and took a hot shower whilst enjoying the soothing songs. Well, I guess the weather cajoled me to have this luxuriate delight. After taking the hot shower I wore my loose pajama and t-shirt. I found these the most comfortable clothes in the world. It had always been a pleasure to wear these clothes after doing a lot of hard work. I had my dinner and then I went into my library. This was the most peaceful place of my house. I stopped at one point, took out a book, and read the author’s name with a pride. I had never read my name with so much of pride. It felt awesome. I kept it on the shelf and chose to read poems. I read Robert Frost poem especially – “The Road Not Taken”. This poem always inspired me a lot.

After some time, I again went into my room, turned off the lights, and before I went to sleep I said thank you to my Omnipresent Friend. I remember it was the perfect sleep just like an infant used to sleep with no worries and no trivial thoughts. I was happy and contented.

The next morning when I woke up, I saw the pink and grey coloured room, a small shelf filled with some of the novels that I read and yet to be read. I was astonished and all I could see was the same room, same bed, and the same house wherein I have been living since 22 years. I was disheartened still a little smile came to my face because of the dream that I saw in the night. It was a perfect dream I could have imagined. But, I wondered what a perfect sleep it was! And when I will take that carefree sleep?  Well, I guess for that I have to achieve so many things. 

Coincidence

Two friends, a girl and a guy always coincidentally cross each other’s path. When this happens, all of a sudden the wind comes and blows their hair. In the background, a romantic music starts. For few seconds they just look into each other’s eyes. They smile and finally the girl or the guy breaks the silence and says “Hello”. They talk for few minutes and may be while talking all of a sudden, from nowhere, a person comes and pushes the girl towards the guy. She loses her balance and is about to fall but the guy holds her. Again the romantic music starts in the background, they look into each other’s eyes and after few minutes the guy uplifts her.  The girl says thank you and then they talk to each other for few minutes and say goodbye. They both leave from opposite directions. They both are smiling and again the wind blows their hairs. The romantic music starts and the girl turn around to check if the guy is still looking at her. But, with a little disappointment, she turns back, and vice-versa happens.  Still, they could not stop smiling because of the emotions and vibes they shared. They know that somewhere they both like each other. These coincidences affirm that they are meant for each other. Otherwise why every time they cross each other’s path? Their destiny is giving them a clue that something will going to happen between them.   

This is what we as an audience also thinks when we watch this kind of a scene in a movie, isn’t it? What if this happens in real life but with a twist?

A girl and a guy knew each other and often times coincidentally crossed each other’s path. Initially, they both ignored the coincidences.  But, after some time whenever the coincidence happened, the girl started noticing it. She wanted to ignore all the coincidences that happened. But, whenever she tried to do that another coincidence happened.  For a while, she couldn’t believe in the coincidences that happened. As she knew the guy, she thought that there might be something between them. Gradually she started liking that guy. Still, she wanted to get rid of this but wherever she went to some place that guy used to cross her paths. She always used to think that she had a lot of relatives, friends, how come they never crossed her paths? Why it’s always him? Her feelings for him got stronger and eventually she fell in love with him.  Baffled she was; couldn’t believe that she actually fell in love with him.

After years she told the guy about all the coincidences and of course that she loves him. The guy was shocked and perplexed. He didn’t know what to say. Well, his answer was quite obvious by his reaction. So, the girl never asked him again. She wanted to get rid of all these but again the coincidences happened. But, thank god she could say about those coincidences to the guy. And thankfully the guy also started noticing those coincidences. Sometimes he would text that I saw your family or you or your friends and the vice-versa. But, sometimes the girl used to think, how come the guy never seriously thought about this? She wanted to ask this to the guy but she thought let’s ignore this.  She thought if the guy is so pragmatic and knows about his feelings then why can’t she could be like him? Therefore she didn’t use to think seriously about all the coincidences that happened and would going to happen. In fact sometimes when she coincidentally saw the guy she ignored and didn’t use to tell him.  Eventually, her feelings started fading away. They were friends and most importantly she was happy with this. She was clear about everything.

But, years ago for one place; she thought that if they will cross each other’s path at that place then they are destined to be together.  She said to herself and her Omnipresent Friend because she knew this will never going to happen. She barely goes to that place on the day and almost at the time when he used to go to that place. If there could be a chance to meet coincidentally, it would be 0.001%. 

She almost forgot this thing but one day she remembered this when they crossed each other’s path at that place. They talked and of course, this wasn’t like a romantic scene that we watch in the movies. They met, talked, and went from opposite directions. After few minutes she remembered the thing which she told to herself and her Omnipresent Friend.  She was shocked and was asking herself and to her Omnipresent Friend, Why? This was to be the place where they were not supposed to meet. How come this 0.001% chance turned into 100%? Why? How? And again Why? She sighed because she knew she would not get the answer.

At one point she felt that she should ask the guy, may be something is there. But when she looked into the past she thought it’s unworthy to ask.  

Alas! When she hit the reality, she again affirmed that some people are not destined to be together.