Perception

By Yash Gupta

It was just another boring afternoon.

As usual I battled between staring at my book or staring at my phone.

I reminisced about the things I could do this evening to make myself a little more cheer-y, a little more lively.

But i guess i had reached that point of hopelessness where u get excited about plans getting abandoned!

Like any other day I just sat on my bed, creating all kinds of fantasies I could and I should dwell in.

Suddenly a loud clap of thunder struck my ears. A wide grin beamed into the architecture of my face. All those dilly-dally sloth mimicking neurons of my brain fired up just once, only to wish that the electric power supply of my home would perish and i would have just another excuse to definitely not do anything!

I wouldn't call this lazy. I would just call this complicatedly uninterested!

But in this aura of monotonicity and desolation that surrounded me, to my suprise, I heard an old retro song from the house next door.

I had nothing to do, so just like any other neighbour i peeped out of my window to see who was arranging such fiesta. I could see this old man next door enjoying a cup of tea with his favourite music with lyrics lurking behind the sound of sweeping raindrops. He had that kind of blissful face which you would expect when a parent first sees his child walk. I couldn't find remnant of any other emotion except joy on his face. Imagine this 60year old man, most probably with a thousand problems shooting through the ceiling of his abode, is more kinetic than a 20 year old in the peak of his mischievous phase in this gameplan of so-called life!

Now This fired all the remaining dormant neurons present up in my brain. It made me erratic;but more importantly ,it made me ponder!

This was not the kind of image i form of myself!

This wasn't the alter ego which i would proudly disclose! This was not the kind of guy i was!

Immediately i rushed to my room and found those earphones which had stayed hidden for quite some time now.

I positioned them in my ears and i rushed to my gallery.

There are no words that can describe what i saw or what i felt at that moment.

Green trees are swirling with all their might as if they are just drunk-dancing.

The cool breeze that struck my body made me feel alive, made me feel dynamic right that moment. The spatter of those rain drops left nothing but happiness on my face!

The wind appeared to be howling as if its calling on to someone.

I wondered and i realised it was me it was calling to.. Infact, it was calling out to all of us !

Calling to tell us that it was all about perception. The same scenario which had made me just a little more lethargic had filled me with energy to take control of my thoughts. The same scenario was now appealing to me to spread the bliss and euphoria which i was experiencing.

I think this "energy" is contagious. And this is the kind of infection i need for the rest of my life!

It's all about perception!

Because at the end, What is in front of your eyes doesn't matter as much as what is behind your eyes!

The energy you give off is the energy you attract. Live to the fullest, spread good vibes and create the kind of aura around you,in which you wish to be in the first place!

You can be the sun and let your "ki" shine, or you can be the moon and reflect deducted amounts of what projects around you.

Which one would you wish to be?

By Yash Gupta