Controlling my mind...

Few days back, I bought a new cell phone, which has FM radio inbuilt. People who know me around here also know how much i think when i dont have anything else to do, or even worse, start judging and analysing people/activities. Well, of late, i have started avoiding doing that, because of the repercussions that has had in my life. Although its very tough for me not to think when i am not doing something, but this new FM thing is working marvellously in my favour. Whenever i am travelling, or sitting idle, i switch on the FM, and start listening to the banter of the RJ's or the songs being played. It sure keeps my attention tied up, and leaves no room for my thought process to start working. I know you might find it weird that why do i want to run away from my mind, but the fact remains that over the years, i have come to believe in the saying that "empty mind is devil's workshop". Whenever i have some work, or i am involved in something, i am thinking creatively/positively. Whilst, the moment i start letting my idle mind take control, it takes me to the destructive way mostly, ofcourse with a few exceptions. The mind, when it has an aim and purpose, is your best friend. It helps one to come up with solutions to the problems one is facing, and does all the work required to reach a decision. At times, it also has to work round the clock to furnish a work commitment. But, when it does not have a clear vision and goal, it might stray into unforeseen lands, and might eventually hurt you with thoughts which you otherwise wouldn't have bothered to think upon. Having said that, I don't mean that I don't indulge in creative thinking, but even that has a purpose, and brings a satisfaction in the end. What I avoid is aimless/negative thinking. I believe this happens in different proportions to everyone, only that it happens much to me, and that is the reason, i have started avoiding it taking control at those moments, and its working for me. I am a happy guy, a more self-controlled person. :-)

Beach(ed)

Yesterday, i visited a beach for the first time in my life. As i had expected it to be, it was an awesome experience, something i would treasure for a long time to come. We were a bunch of three friends and we decided to visit this beach called Shankarpur, which is a twin beach of a more famous one called Digha. We decided to visit Shankarpur, since it is less crowded and more clean. The journey was adventurous, in a different sense, what with we calling state govt. names for no proper transport. But, we decided to not ruin our moods. The bus took us to a place called 14 mile and we had to take an alternative means of transport from there. To our shock/surprise/dismay, the only means of transport available from there was a Machine Rickshaw, which is a rickshaw run with diesel, and at top of it, it was not covered from above. So, there we started our journey, legs hanging down, holding our bags, fretting at the broken road, when suddenly we started enjoying it. "We dont do such things everyday, right?", a friend said and we realized we should be happy that we got this adventurous ride. :)

We reached the place and booked the hotel room to keep our stuff. Then, before the lunch would be ready, we went to have a view of the beach, and there looking at the water coming towards me, i felt a suddle bolt of happiness hitting me. I was looking at the vast sea, its waves formed a beautiful scene and i was mesmerized, to say the least. We couldn't resist taking a dip, and at the cost of ruining our good clothes, we decided to have a little fun and come back later. After a little while, we couldn't resist going inside, so we went back to hotel, finished lunch, changed clothes, and came back. Now, deep inside the water, we were finding new ways to have fun. It was amazing how we would crawl towards the deep sea and how it would push us back towards the beach. We were anticipating which wave would be the killer wave and which one would die soon. Sometimes, a wave would form at the point we were submerged and then we would be twisted all over, drowned for a while, and pushed far away, till the receding waters would neutralize it. After some time, we started having fun under the water too, so we decided to let our body free, close our mouth and stop breathing when a wave would be approaching, and then coming out of it when it would be gone. That was a great thing to do, considering we were falling short on innovative ideas to amuse us. After a long time of splashing, drowning (pretending to drown), falling, slipping and kicking water at each other, we finally were tired and bid the beach a good bye. At the time when we had to rush back, i could not resist having a last view of the beach, and took some pics with the waves in background. From there, we went to the main beach Digha which was crowded and had the view of water splashing against small rocky formations in the night time. It was amazing to see the water splash against the stones. Happy and Satisfied, we started on our journey back. :)

A deserving break, i would really cherish it for times to come. The Sea Beckoned, and i enjoyed each and every moment i spent there.