What could you do more of?
On a particular day of my life, my parents had gone out of station, I was at my home with my grandparents and my dog. That night, sleep couldn’t find the path to reach me, neither could I give it the right directions to where I was… we just waved at each other from afar not knowing when we would meet.
Perhaps it was not yet the time to meet. Hence, I decided to get up on the terrace of my house. It was quite late; the world had made its peace with the silence of the night. The windows had become framed portraits of darkness. There was occasional barking of dog echoing through the air from far, and once in while a vehicle or two passed.
I walked on the terrace for a while, thinking about a thing or two. It was an age in which there were more reasons to stay awake than to fall asleep, after all there was an entire world out there waiting to be discovered, mountains of knowledge to be learned and even the smallest things in life had a sense of great joy and excitement.
After a while, my legs started to feel this sense of weariness but not my mind. So, I decided to lie on the floor of the terrace. I didn’t care for the clothes to get dirty; I hadn’t yet started washing my clothes yet back then so I probably took it more lightly than I should have.
Thus, I lied down on the terrace floor and stared at the night sky. The endless wide dark night sky. Stars spread all across it and the moon in its phase of waning gibbous trying to concur the darkness.
Had the sky always been so beautiful I wondered? Of course, it had been, it has always been there, perhaps more beautiful in past when pollution was still in a very controlled state. It was only now that I had noticed it so closely and shared this moment with it and given it this thought. That’s when I realised what I could do more of, I could give more thought to as many things in life as I possibly can and for as long as I can. Who knows what else remains to be discovered and realised and trust me there is a lot.
Early Morning Memories 
4 responses to “An Unfamiliar Emotion”
Beautiful piece of writing.Gives a feel,I want more to read.
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Thank you so much ma’am 😊
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Anuran, let me reiterate, you have a knack of writing and a beautiful way with words. Seriously, if you have time do persue this a bit more proactively. There are sites that pay handsomely for well written articles and stories.
I loved the way this post progressed, the sleep, the terrace……
Stay blessed. Keep creating gems.
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Thank you so much sir, indeed means a lot for us… We will definitely see to it in the future ..thank you sir 🙏🏽🙏🏽
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