Lehrein aayi

One of my all time favourite pass time in the world is to sit at the beach. People who have taken me to a beach will vouch for the even more silent version of Priyanka (which might seem impossible to some of you)!

Most beaches in India begin with me scrutinising the dirt and litter of plastic bottles, paper, and sometimes hop past dog/any other litter. It usually starts with me having the straight faced scowl.

But a few minutes gazing at the sea has a magical effect on me. I almost get mesmerised by looking at the waves come and go by. The way the come far out from the sea, crash into the sand, the white froth of disturbance which eventually dissipates, receding back into the sea, only to stop the incoming waves…

That wonderful salty cool breeze which is so characteristic of the sea… and the sprinkle of the waves flung out in the air which manages to reach your face like gentle caress…

I feel like I am witnessing the ocean breathe!

The vast expanse of water...Constant movement in and out...disturbances of crashing into the short...yet the flow of water making it so smooth... I guess its a property of liquids to change. I even get some sort of a joy twirling around a water bottle and watch the water move accordingly. Water cannot be rigid. It moves... So Magnify this experience of a water bottle to the sea! 

It makes me feel so calm and peaceful…

No wonder, one of my favourite songs is Lehrein, from the movie Aisha. “Lehrein aayi… Lehron mein beh gaye…”

The waves crashing into the shores might seem to be violent. But it is the incoming waves which makes the sand smooth at the shore.

The receding waves might seem like a goodbye. But they take care that the next set of waves to reach the shore are not too harsh to handle!

The waves looking so tiny far away in the horizon, yet makes me realise its power. The space… And coming to terms with the tiny speck I am in the massive cosmic creation…

The colours of the sky meeting the ocean… The way the clouds and sunlight reflects off the ocean…The creator of this world sure had an incredible artistic taste! Did He mean for it to be so beautiful when He planned to make the sky and the seas?

It seems to tell me that life will keep moving on…Everything in this world will keep moving, keep evolving…Yet, It will always be beautiful and graceful!

I feel the presence of something powerful at the beach. One side of the shoreline in occupied by a huge density of people… The other side continues to be (almost) isolated. At least in my personal experience, it remains an elusive mystery. 

Hope I can get inside you one day and experience the spirit of the sea, the wonderful life within you!