Power of Impermanence.

The power of impermanence is like the never ending vast sea, a really confusing topic that is often hard to wrap around the head and heart. When you realize the hard way nothing is permanent, it hits you like a bolt from nowhere and renders you cold. It is a passing phase they say, but one that leaves a heartache and a scar. I used to take pride in the bonds I made with the ones I held close throughout my life, thinking goodwill always keeps them close to me. But I learned it the hard way that goodwill may remain, but after I perish. In life the bonds can break in a split of a micro-second, without a thought. No bond on earth, be it of blood or of the heart lasts forever. You are always left with yourself alone.

In today's world all think of short term relationship...letting go and reaching out. There was a time when relationships were for keeps, throughout life till death. But the significance of a permanent relationship is fast fading. In a jiffy, a relationship is cut forever, with no regrets. I still live in the times where a relationship is grown like a plant with care and sincerity. Two of my potted plants had dried up completely, but I watered them daily not giving up hope and found new shoots in the dry stem.

My daily walks to the beach and the time I spent with nature around me made me realize a lot of facts. I used to listen to the birds, the different kinds of sounds they made, understanding that everything in nature too had a soul. A tree that stands tall and strong were magnificent and had stories of its life too. I started feeling that I needed to step out of my head, my emotions and the heartaches to live with nature around me. In my mind all those I loved was permanent for me, knowing that nothing or none may stay permanently with me and I just had only me for myself. I learned to enjoy the now and cherish those moments, even when hurts inside me tore me apart; wishing only happiness and love for all.

Nature has been my best teacher, even when I learned a lot of lessons the hard way. Trees taught me simplicity in a beautiful life; a lesson learned as a child. Each day I cherished the magnitude of little things in life and felt grateful for them. From a tree I learned to hold my own life, while everyday is ever changing, the sunrises and sunsets are never the same, I thought why I was hurt with the change in all around me. With a deep sigh I realized each day that just as I grew to love nature, I also valued each bond that I held close to my heart sensing the simple beauty in them.