Sky Unlimited

Soft grey clouds interspersed with wafts of cotton white enveloping the sky and making patterns of varying hues on the surface of water. Land sizzling high, water splashing wild and the clouds wafting languorously across the sky. Picture perfect, just the way an ace photographer would have liked to have in order to capture the scenic beauty of this world.

The things that we take for granted the most are the ones around us that help us overcome obstacles, keep our sanity intact and give us a reason to smile. We all are humans and with due apologies to Mr Julius Cesar, I would like to rephrase his oft repeated quote by saying that it is for us humans to err and then make that mistake all over again. My post (Storm & Petals II) is a living testament to this.

Anyway, this post is not on Storm & Petals because that's something which happened in my past. What is now more important for me is to live the present and construct something good for the future. Call it a noble mission or anything else, I am secure in the knowledge that there are a few good men and one less woman to help me out. However, this is not about them but about somebody about whom I have never spoken before.

Have you ever experienced the thrill of riding out a storm, the ecstasy of conquering blinding snow and a terrible blizzard or the euphoria of having tamed a tempest? Have you ever come across a toughened soldier or met a seasoned sailor or maybe came face to face with an aviator who has seen it all while throttling down to earth from high up in the sky? For once try and unhinge your mind from the vagaries of daily life and think about the most beautiful thing that you have experienced in your life so far. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, imagine yourself standing on some lofty peak with the pure mountain air filling your lungs. What do you see? A dream, right?

I am no Paulo Coehlo yet, I know the power of dreams. I firmly believe that dreams are the stepping stones to reality. There is nothing wrong in dreaming, no matter how big or audacious our goal, it is always a good idea to dream. However, we must always be rooted to reality or else we will lose control over who we are.

This post is dedicated to a friend of mine who almost scuttled her dreams once. Something had shattered her, a broken remnant of her past which haunted her no end. But the will-power to overcome obstacles and human endurance finally paid off. My friend is back on track, back to the azure blue sky she loved watching, back to the clouds she loves flying through, back to the stars which she one day wants to touch.

Never stop dreaming my friend because dreams will one day take us to the final fantasy. The endless Space beckons us all. Viva le ciel!