I was walking, setting up my earphones in the ear, my phones' playlist is in the loop. Blue hood on my head, cool breeze on my face, smile on my lips, glow in my face and my eyes watching the sky. That's so cinematic with a slow-mo but yes, that's awesome.
Water flowing along with me and joined my jog. I stopped, It went. I chased, it met. Our play went for a while.
An old man was sitting on the bench with his two hands open and resting on the bench bar. His head facing 90 degrees towards north, but eyes were on me. I was just checking if he is really watching me.
To and fro,
To and fro,
Hm, yes he's watching me. I think that old gentle man needs to pass his time.
Well, hello sir! May I sit here for a while?
Ofcourse young man! Have a seat.
He didn't move a little, hands were still on the bench bars. It took me 10 seconds to sit in a slow motion finding a proper location to sit. I wasn't comfortable.
He tapped my shoulder and used as a support. I was comfortable. My music was still running in the earphones, stopped banging my head and turned off the music.
So, young man! what do you do?
Sir, I work here in xxxxx.Oh that's good. How do you like working there?
Joined lately here, still exploring and learning as much as I can. Good.
Haha! Sir, may I ask you why did you laugh?(thinking if that was on me) Haha! yes young man, that was so funny! With complete gestures, The water flow, it just jumped on the stones and made a hi-five to his friend leaf. You know how to jump? Well, leave. You might see me little weird, but I enjoy this.
That's strange! I thought only I was weird, now even you too. Just before coming here, I was playing with the same water flow.
Strange for me too! Could see me in you. That's nature young man! When we see it, it responds.
There is another world altogether when you..observe.
World needs silence, just to listen around. But it speaks.
I..I didn't get it, Sir. Haha! That's so obvious young man!(I felt humiliated, but that was sweet. )
He just took his hands out from my shoulder, setting his glasses and slowly resting on his thighs and said, the more you express the more you think, the more you think the better you know, the better you know the best you'll be. Experience every phase of your life. Whatever happens, let it happen. Let it go! My age is adding up day by day, now I can't spend time with my girlfriend, how sad?. Let it go young man! Let it go! (Tone: imagine how a young old highly active man will talk)
G...G...Girl friend? Now? Sir? Yes why not, I'm younger than you by heart you know! My girl friend is my wife. She was in a hurry so left planet earlier than me, funny girl and I miss her so much. I'm sorry Sir. Let it go, Young man! Let it go! It'll be, if it is meant to be. Be it a thing or be it people.
You'll be never old Sir. I'm very happy to meet you. My pleasure, keep meeting, same place same time, everyday, there is a lot to share young man coz being expres...
Yeah, being expressive makes you the best at the end, it needs a courage.
(He stood for a second saw me and gave a healthy smile and left.)
That was a lovely day. Neither he knows me, neither I. But that sweet conversation changed my day and my ideology too. Respect, love, appreciation needs no permission. Can give them to anyone, if they deserve. 2nd innings deserve that. A few little conversations as such makes a lot of difference. We feel the day is complete. Talk just went for five minutes, yet worth it. Those were first & last 5 minutes from him, I never saw him again. May be he just came for me. Let it go!
Water flowing along with me and joined my jog. I stopped, It went. I chased, it met. Our play went for a while.
An old man was sitting on the bench with his two hands open and resting on the bench bar. His head facing 90 degrees towards north, but eyes were on me. I was just checking if he is really watching me.
To and fro,
To and fro,
Hm, yes he's watching me. I think that old gentle man needs to pass his time.
Well, hello sir! May I sit here for a while?
Ofcourse young man! Have a seat.
He didn't move a little, hands were still on the bench bars. It took me 10 seconds to sit in a slow motion finding a proper location to sit. I wasn't comfortable.
He tapped my shoulder and used as a support. I was comfortable. My music was still running in the earphones, stopped banging my head and turned off the music.
So, young man! what do you do?
Sir, I work here in xxxxx.Oh that's good. How do you like working there?
Joined lately here, still exploring and learning as much as I can. Good.
Haha! Sir, may I ask you why did you laugh?(thinking if that was on me) Haha! yes young man, that was so funny! With complete gestures, The water flow, it just jumped on the stones and made a hi-five to his friend leaf. You know how to jump? Well, leave. You might see me little weird, but I enjoy this.
That's strange! I thought only I was weird, now even you too. Just before coming here, I was playing with the same water flow.
Strange for me too! Could see me in you. That's nature young man! When we see it, it responds.
There is another world altogether when you..observe.
World needs silence, just to listen around. But it speaks.
I..I didn't get it, Sir. Haha! That's so obvious young man!(I felt humiliated, but that was sweet. )
He just took his hands out from my shoulder, setting his glasses and slowly resting on his thighs and said, the more you express the more you think, the more you think the better you know, the better you know the best you'll be. Experience every phase of your life. Whatever happens, let it happen. Let it go! My age is adding up day by day, now I can't spend time with my girlfriend, how sad?. Let it go young man! Let it go! (Tone: imagine how a young old highly active man will talk)
G...G...Girl friend? Now? Sir? Yes why not, I'm younger than you by heart you know! My girl friend is my wife. She was in a hurry so left planet earlier than me, funny girl and I miss her so much. I'm sorry Sir. Let it go, Young man! Let it go! It'll be, if it is meant to be. Be it a thing or be it people.
You'll be never old Sir. I'm very happy to meet you. My pleasure, keep meeting, same place same time, everyday, there is a lot to share young man coz being expres...
Yeah, being expressive makes you the best at the end, it needs a courage.
(He stood for a second saw me and gave a healthy smile and left.)
That was a lovely day. Neither he knows me, neither I. But that sweet conversation changed my day and my ideology too. Respect, love, appreciation needs no permission. Can give them to anyone, if they deserve. 2nd innings deserve that. A few little conversations as such makes a lot of difference. We feel the day is complete. Talk just went for five minutes, yet worth it. Those were first & last 5 minutes from him, I never saw him again. May be he just came for me. Let it go!
May be the world is of mystery but it was one magical day.
-Sarath Koundinya
-An unknown to the world
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