Books- one can never speak enough about the comfort they bring…
Digital Desk: I grew up with my father’s exhortations that the trilogy of ‘God, Books and Nature’ is the best support system one would ever need.
It is a high ideal, but having tried and tested it for the best part of my half century on earth, I vouch strongly for it.
Who better to talk to other than God, or whatever other name you choose to give to the One that spelled out the First Cause for creation, and continues to sustain creation through complex systems? With a little quietude in our hearts, when we pause to pray, the hotline gets activated and we see life making sense in myriad ways. Unravelling our spiritual side opens the gateway to a deep sense of knowing, leading us from milestone to milestone with purpose.
Books- one can never speak enough about the comfort they bring. What a marvellous world of multi-farious treasures! Be it escape that you seek from the everyday world, or a quest into the depths of the reality around us, be it solace in the consolations of wise people or simply entertainment- the rich world of books has it all. What can a book lover miss? I say, nothing! S/he can revel in experiences vicariously and do very well in the world, being enriched exponentially by the treasury of books.
Add to the above, the potent, scintillating world of nature.
Have you ever noticed clouds in the sky? How do they float around and change the skyscape ‘moment to moment’?
The night sky – how deep, dark, restful it is.
Behold the twinkling stars, the changing moon…and as the day breaks majestically, the entry of the superhero of our human story: the Sun!
How beautifully they oscillate- the day and night, heralding changing times.
The ripples in the water, the wind in the trees and against the skin-, the deep, verdant forests, the green of the grass…
Who needs more dopamine, if cued into the happy vibes of nature?
Then again, from time to time announcing her power, Nature indeed is the Queen. Living under her grace is to live life in bliss.
So, grab the trilogy of ‘God, Books and Nature’ and hold them close to your heart. Stress will flee as if it never was there.
When feeling down and out, reach out to any of The Three.
You can thank me later.
(The writer is a Senior Soft Skills trainer and can be reached at atifa@comeaspire.net)
-Atifa Deshamukhya
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