Sunny days & Starry nights ... Friday, December 12, 2014
A photograph - a moment frozen. a tangible captured bearing the intangible soul in which the photographer wishes to speak through the lenses; about that time, that space, and that entity. With that holding true, looking through the photos I have taken throughout this 12 day adventure, there seems to be missing a soul. That perhaps explains why it was that bit more challenging to sieve out the album-worthy ones from the mass, cos nothing quite stands out!
and probably so, it may suggest a change in the self and the perspective I now hold as contrasted with the past. Lost the ability to be really in the moment? Lost the manner of appreciating the beauty of simplicity? And just...lost in looking ahead at the next destination, crtiquing people and things less desirable, and just not being IN the moment.
yes, that's that. And how it came about probably lies in getting trapped in the habit of skepticism. Skepticism, as a habit, makes one cautious of being fully immersed, perhaps for fear of disappointment. We no longer subscribe so easily to one belief, or revel in the beauty of one thing, for a barrier has long formed in the heart in opening up. At least for my case, I think that's it. This is along the line of "That's life" and how most people resign to their fate after some time.
but no, that is not how it should be. Why does one travel, and what purpose lies in it. There is a myraid of reasons for travel; people travel for different reasons. One thing to be aware of is travelling in the shoes of a tourist versus that of a traveller. " A traveller sees what he sees, a tourist sees what he has come to see." In essence, it represents an open mind and a closed mind. Like what our guide Nihar has reiterated thru'out, "nothing is wrong, just different". As adults, we has been operating so much in mould-like stereotypes (aka systems and structures) that we are so used to doing things a certain way, and a specific way. This inevitably translates into "how things should be." As this mindset permeates, we find ourselves imposing our ideals on things, and that is how being judgemental comes about.
I would like to abandon this jadedness and skepticism as a window to life, and accept it as "this is how things are" I would take in little wonders, embrace fully, and have every atom present.
& Lazy afternoons ...
9:22 AM :D
Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.
