When nothing works out, an evening walk works the
best. The cool breeze and the gentle rustling of leaves and the orange evening
sky painted by the sun. It is in these moments of serenity nature seemed
utterly magnificent.!
The bright sun all ready to hide beneath the thick
carpet of clouds, Gorgeous full moon frisking to brag her mesmerizing beauty.
Birds returning to their nest forming V-shaped patterns across the sky. The
cold breeze brushed against my face making my hair dance to its tune. In the
distance hurrying motorist resembled school children rushing back home after
school bell. Everything seemed to set in perfect harmony.
The friendly book Wala who waved me “hi,akka” , all
set to wrap his book stall off pavement. Amidst all the books one title caught
my eye
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest
Trail" by Cheryl Strayed
I quickly grabbed the book and read the synopsis it is
about a girl with no experience or training, driven only by blind will, decides
to hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave
Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and she would do it
alone.
And it fascinated me! No second thoughts, an
undeniable urge to own it. However, a quiet bit of guilt that enveloped me. My
book shelves already had tons of pending books and one more it. I reluctantly dropped
the book down and continued to walk back. But all the while intrigued by the
girl, what determination she had, her tenacity in facing the obstacles, and her
incredible power of determination.
More thoughts kept popping in Did she do it all alone?
What would she have done if there is a cloud burst? How would she have handled
snow storm? What if she encountered wild life? Numerous questions came in
successively.
Coming home in my laptop I set to research more about
the book. Have I missed it? Will he have it tomorrow? I had conflicting
feelings I wanted it as well as I did not want to invest.
During my inquiry I stumbled upon something called
Tsundoku. It is the phenomenon of acquiring reading materials but letting them
pile up in one's home without reading them. It is also used to refer to books
ready for reading later when they are on a bookshelf.
More fascination on way! What a different way of
looking up things. And during this time, I discovered this term called
Anti-library! It is an art of
accumulating books which you want to read and have not read! A constant
reminder that we need to know more and read more rather than taking pride in
what we know.
Yes, when nothing works out universe has a beautiful
way of communicating things to you
ALL YOU NEED IS TO STOP, LISTEN AND OBSERVE!
