With every single sunset and every receding wave one hopes that tomorrow brings a new ray of hope... Sand and Silver Linings jeethujay241094.wordpress/2014/07/05/sand-and-silver-linings/ This place has a special place in my heart . I smile as the cool wind brings a spray of water against my face. I feel fresh, alive. I still remember the very first time I witnessed the sunset from this very spot . It was magical ,the sheer brilliant skies breathtaking. The sun disappearing into the horizon, promising of better times to come. After a long tiring day my heart longed to be here . Despite having a heavy backpack and absolutely no money in hand , I made the long tiring walk. Deep inside my heart , I knew it would be worth it . Nothing could give me the happiness this place offered. Within the span of few years everyone started recognizing this beach . After being featured in a fairly successful film where the plot revolves around this beach and it’s surroundings,these rusty bridges are a known landmark. I feel a certain satisfaction as I scrunch my feet deep into the damp sand.There are a lot of familiar faces in the beach. The man who sold the puffed rice . The poor handicapped soul who begged for alms to survive . There a number of people who seek a lively hood by selling tender coconuts, ice candy, and the pickled mangoes that brings the child out in even the smart executives who frequents this side of Calicut. There would always be the exciting match of beach football so common in this football crazy Malabar. The evening brings with itself a large crowd of all ages . Little children sprinting in the sand . The numerous couples in love who’d have their evening of romance . A gang of elderly men and women who walk the length of the beach clearly conscious of their health. Quite often even I’d get lost in this crowd . For me , getting lost in a crowd of strangers would help me think . No matter how different their lives maybe , something about this beach brings about a smile on their faces, a look of contentment and peace is a given. I somehow knew my life was about to change . Nothing is permanent in this world . Change is eminent for our survival . I could not tell when the next visit would be . Suddenly the skies turned gray . Thick clouds bearing rain filled the sky. A rush of disappointment filled my mind as I knew that I will not witness the sunset today . All the effort that I took to reach here gone to waste . As I closed my eyes, lost in all the memories this place has given me, feeling the loving breeze trying to lift away my sadness , I heard the thunder from the highest heavens. The disappointed child in me turned back and decided to walk away, I wanted to sulk, to lash out. But some curiosity led me to turn back and absorb one last view of this majestic place . And there I saw the sun behind those clouds, dazzling and relentless. The silver lining that contoured the dark forbidding clouds brought tears of joy to my eyes. I knew at that moment that it was hope and faith that drives us from one day to another. Faith that tells us that there’s a silver lining to everything and hope that makes us believe that we’ll find it one day. That we’ll find our Sun lurking behind the gloomy clouds, the beacon that is our light and life…
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:22:59 +0000
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