A beautiful incident instantly cleanses our body giving us a moment of peace and serene calmness.One such incident happened when we went for a modest morning walk in our nearby Sanjay Gandhi National Park,Mumbai.
Yes, it was an extra ordinary day with raindrops being strained through the thick lush green trees then hitting us gently. Dad,my sister and I were in the cheeriest of our moods(always the case when we visit SGNP, our homely abode since childhood).
We walked ourselves through the winding roads amidst the fog and the trees with fresh fluorescent leaves emerging.We past the lion tiger safari gate and after a while were an audience to the prettiest view: Little Adivasi (tribal) children playing with crabs! Their homes rested among the huge trees and there was a huge pit at a distance of ten meters which resembled a small dam. The monsoon season having just started, the tiny dam like thing was empty with just a puddle of water in between.
What a spectacular sight it was to see those free-spirited children run up and down the pit gathering their playful valuables: sticks,stones and pebbles! One girl of about seven years of age was carrying her baby brother on her hip. At such a tender age she was enforced with this responsibility. But even she couldn't contain her joy and immense pleasure and started running towards the girl who had crabs in a bucket. Limping due to the burden of a baby on her hip,she was a bit late for the "thing" of the day, but yeah she reached eventually and made her way through.
We simply stood there, not talking to each other or thinking about what all agenda awaited us when we would be back. All we did was,smile.And I guess no person in this world no matter how tensed, stressed or depressed he was could help but smile! The contentment, the joy , the purity and the spirit that those children had was immensely worth wondering. Then it started to rain, their squeals and excitement merged with the sound of the raindrops. Some with their t-shirts pulled over their heads, some with their broken umbrellas and some with absolutely no cover in the drizzling pitter patter. But the rain was of no concern as today they had something unique to play with. They emptied the bucket on the ground which contained the crabs, poking them with sticks, screaming and laughing hysterically.It was truly a unique view.
As the intensity of the rains increased they all rushed into a tiny shed made of dried banana and coconut leaves hanging between two trees.
It was early morning, right from their beds they had started their day with such enthrilled joy and happiness.If only we could see life through their eyes.They may not have the best of resources and amenities but still they have the most important asset. And that is , LIFE !
Didn't get a chance to click a picture when it rained. So went back to meet the special ones! Found them engrossed in a game of hopscotch this time.
A beautiful waterfall in SGNP
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