A valuable mistake

The music of silence played by winds and the sea waves applauding on every rhythm makes your walk by the beach a rock concert of calmness. A feeling hard to describe but even harder to understand just gushes down your spine when those waves touch your bare feet soaking them in mud which looks more like chocolate on your toes. I would have missed this all if my lazy self would have noticed the cozy bed again once I was up. Some distance from where I live was the popular Aksa beach and yet my compass needle
never directed me to it, but today I was determined to venture beyond my reluctant mind and explore.

Three wheels and a meter to race against my wallet, I was on the way. When you are in a rickshaw its not just a paid drop it comes packed with free advices and not to forget some tips are really helpful. With the nice view on sideways and lesser traffic, hardly two glances at the watch and I was there, the Aksa beach.

A strange feeling of satisfaction engulfs you watching that water touch the sky. With the sun gone and the moon still on vacation it was the time for the stars to show off their glitter. Yes, I was a little late to reach but it turned out to be "A valuable mistake" kinds. The wind playing a musical and my hair flying to participate with full enthusiasm it was hard to decide whether to sit on this clean and well maintained beach or to keep walking till forever. Not until a couple of foot prints marked my presence on the grounds did I realize I was alone but surprisingly not lonely.

As the water kept washing away the names but not the love left behind on the sand by many, I kept enjoying my company sharing thoughts, feelings, passion, dreams which I would rather fear to disclose. Its not hard to be alone if you don’t know yourself in and out yet, there is nothing more adventurous than unveiling yourself. Now I wasn’t alone anymore, its like the nature was talking to me greeting me with some wonderful views which my camera couldn’t capture even with the night mode enabled, as if the surrounding was a camera jammer and flash repellent, but it made me feel special made me feel cherished. It does not matter if you have some one with you or not, what matters is you being with everything around.

6 KM from Malad (w) Mindspace , with a fare of 60 bucks Aksa beach clearly winning the cleanest beach in Mumbai trophy gave me a nice evening with myself , a overflowing bus ride back home and a valuable lesson as a souvenir "There may or may not be someone with you… but you can be with everyone and everything around, you are a part of the world and not a tourist".