The art of stillness

Random thought of today ,might be because of the extra pleasant weather in Chennai .Rain brings freshness,I love the stillness that follows.lately I have noticed that I am missing the art of stillness…the art of doing nothing,the pleasure of not thinking,the joy of just listening to music,the awe of watching the moon ,the stars ,the sky ,all this doing nothing more but that.

Think When was the last time you sat still like that??(huh with no mobile in hand……yeah u heard me right,with no mobile!!)I do have my 20 minutes of stillness each day for my meditation (even then I open my eyes to my mobile,just to check time 😋,that’s how it all begins)My meditation time is premeditated not random.I have grown up with abendance of stillness.

I was a child who had no hobbies,no regrets of that.That’s how I had my extra special time for stillness …I never got bored of watching the clouds move in the sky,counting the stars ,watching the moon play hide and seek…rains were extra special for me.Traveling by bus,car and train with mountains and trees and towns pass by With the smell of the land and the wind in the face,oh that’s divine.

As I cycled to school everyday,watching the expressions ,in the face of people(courtesy my bro) was stillness in every way.Never bothered I will be too late or be made to stand outside the class.outside the class reminds me of the stillness of the corridor. I have enjoyed being thrown out of social studies period in school.Way better than the subject I hated to even listen.

The stillness when I waited for my parents to come back home from Work.That little steps before my house,watching the trees sway and people pass.The balcony in the house where I sat still most of the time.There is no hurry,no target,no commitment,no worries…..love the stillness of that kind which gives u a sense of freedom physically and mentally.

So when did I loose the art is stillness??I lost it to 5568,that was my first telephone number.I was in class 5 then,my stillness turned to a curiosity ,curiosity of when my phone will ring… I made a lot of friends to hang out in the phone and the story is never ending.

Now my mobile has become my third hand,my pulse,my primary brain(Google😜) and ……….a non stop manance (it is very difficult to swear my phone)

Its raining outside and let me now watch the rain with a cup of coffee (promise no Mobile😂😂)

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