Beauty and the darker Beast
Atop the mountain peak, across the wide valley the next peak loomed in sight, shouldn’t that shangrila be my destination next ? Snow capped crest, sported upon stark dark slopes yielding to wide, lush green lower slopes, that became the fulcrum of the pyramid shaped mountain. Clouds hugged the neck and shoulders, horses grazed the lower slopes, widened at the base, as if to shelter the pristine river waters flowing and reverberating the valley with its roaring sounds ! If there was an abode of Gods, where else could it be ? Descending the peak and lush greens at my end, my new dream, my elevated mind, stayed up in cloud nine. I backtracked paths, already seen, their beauty faded, out of the lost newness of the then nowness. My eager rage and passion, overcame hurdles, even crossed the hurtling treacherous river. The reverberating sound was now a deafening noise, wasn’t I glad to leave that behind, to heed the call of the peaceful pristine peak. The beautiful grazing horses became a nuisance in my path, annoying me with a grunting detour. My breath huffed, puffed, in ascending the steeper slopes to take me higher and higher. The clinging clouds were squeezed by a blowing cold wind, condensed into a wet blanket, chilling my bones in their expression. As I reached the snow peak, tired and wet of my body, my mind, oblivious of the quest, turned dreadful and desperate, to get back to the warmth of the valley. Get up and close to Beauty, It seems to lose its charm. Beauty and glamour, dazzle sights and senses from afar, as they capture the mind, ending its relentless churn and bring it to a nought. Versa, Beauty is made elusive by restless mind itself, it cranks alive to partake and possess, as even a budding thought supersedes the mutability of Beauty. For sustaining Beauty, the only save, transcendence of mind to love ! ConsciousSanjay September 2020 MysticLiving About the author: A corporate professional turned entrepreneur, Sanjay Desai’s true passion lies in stimulating evolutionary change. Through ConsciousLeap, he seeks to trigger the spark of consciousness, using the literary and arts media to engender self-reflection and self-awareness. Log on to https://www.theconsciousleap.com to know more about his latest endeavor and follow https://www.consciousleap.life or his latest writings. You can also follow him on https://twitter.com/conscioussanjay |
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