Just like everybody else, I too found my key to staying sane, my happy place during the lockdown. It was the terrace of my building.
Every day at 5:00 PM, I went to the terrace and sat on the topmost part of the terrace. I felt the cool breeze on my cheeks and in my hair. I watched the sun slowly hide behind the buildings, the white cotton-like clouds turn grey and the birds fly to their nests. Sometimes accompanied by a friend, sometimes alone. I eagerly waited for 5:00 PM every day. Those evenings had become an important part of my daily routine and were the most blissful and relaxing moments of my life.
One fine evening after a hard and depressing day, I went a little early to my happy place. It was a cloudy, grey day. The strong wind would not let the birds fly to their homes. The sky was dull and gloomy, just like me. It was all so overwhelming that all I wanted to do was cry. However, just as I was about to have a mental breakdown, the sky seemed to change its colors as the sun started going down. The sky slowly started clearing and within no time, a yellowish-orange shade was above my head. I felt peace as the wind was taking the grey clouds and my sadness with it.
The sky now had changed to a reddish-pink shade. I could see the birds chirping happily, as they flew home. I could hear shutter sounds of people's cameras as they captured this magnificent view. The colors gave me a feeling of being in the seventh heaven. I had never seen the wild blue yonder turn into such marvelous colors before. I had never seen a sunset so alluring. I was once again overwhelmed but this time it was because my dolefulness was disappearing. My heart was feeling lighter and contented.
As the sun went down, the sky turned purplish-blue. The bright, shiny moon had come up. It was a hint that the show is ending. My mind and heart were finally at peace. Every bitter emotion I felt was gone. I had witnessed the finest sunset of my life. I did not click any pictures that evening. I did not feel like it. I just wanted to absorb the colors and moods of the sky. I only observed everything around me. I knew that I would never forget that evening.
That evening taught me something. It is okay to feel miserable sometimes. Because joy follows misery. When you are picking yourself up, you feel happiness and peace take over every glum emotion. The sunset taught me that anything could inspire you; anything can lead you to positivity. You only have to let it in.
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