BIRDS and their songs
The best things in life usually happen by accident. Well waking up early every morning was a conscious decision. Nothing like early morning when the day is just about to begin- to go for a brisk walk. Not only is it great for your health as the doctors will tell you, it is great for your mind too. It’s like your daily refresh button. The air is pure and clean and somehow there is just something about the magic of a new day. You can plan it in your head. Or plan/ think about anything as you walk. It’s the best time for you and yourself.
And if you want to take it to a new level of enjoyment put on your earphones and listen to your music as you go. Sounds like heaven right?
I thought so too until the day I forgot my headphones at home. I didn’t want to go back into the house and waste a valuable five or so minutes it would take to get them. So resigning my self to an unusually long walk (I always felt the time flies quicker when you’re listening to music while you’re walking/exercising.)
But as I began walking I started to become aware of the sounds of birds chirping. And what a wonderful sound it was. Better than any music. I started to actually become aware of what a beautiful blue was the cloudless sky. I saw, really saw how the early morning rays of the sun filtered in through the majestic trees. And it felt absolutely glorious. It was like connecting with the Divine.
The next morning I actually looked forward to going for my walk. Without the headphones. I looked forward to experiencing it all again. And I was not disappointed . Because really this was actual heaven. Nature in its refreshing beauty. And I realised that the chirping of the birds was a melodious cacophony of so many different kinds of birds chirping together. And that birds actually sang!
I never took my headphones with me ever again and listened instead to the joyful birds .And I can tell you that today as I go for my walk I can distinguish at least fifteen different sounds of birds. And counting. This is heaven.
