Happy and Safe 2021

 Hey.

   I feel like the hare that slept under the greenwood tree while the world has passed me by-slow and steady like the tortoise for the past so many days😑😑The past many days were spent wondering what to write for the New Year. I read articles, blogs, and FB posts welcoming 2021, and then, I just ran into the different bylanes of wondering. 

    I know that publishing this blog was not a New Year's Resolution. It was the time of lockdown. Publishing blogs came more out of enthusiasm and exuberant excitement about the digital platform as a medium of connecting with people-friends, family and colleagues.  

      I thought there were so many things to say, to share, to express that I was like the hare that jumped all over just as the race with the tortoise began. Once the race begins, one just has to run the distance-whatever, however long one has to run-before stopping to look around, enjoy having come so far and taste the pleasure of having hit something similar to the winning line. If one is a practising Buddhist like the Zen Master, like him, one could say  'Where ever I am, that is my destination.'😃😃However, I am nowhere near the Buddha. So, to reiterate, I feel exactly like that rabbit that has returned to the track. Even as I wonder why and how I managed to go gallivanting this line and length in the COVID-19 time, I am reminded of a Zen Story about two travellers. Here it goes👇

Two men roam the desert, hopelessly lost. Tired and thirsty, they ascend a large sand dune only to discover a giant stone wall. 

On the other side of the wall, they can hear water rushing and birds chirping. 

They smell fresh flowers, and above their heads, tree branches laden with fresh fruits hang over the wall's edge. 

With a smile, the first man climbs the wall and disappears into the garden. 

With a smile, the other returns to the desert, seeking other lost travellers. 

(courtesy:https://blog.buddhagroove.com/zen-story-paradise/)

Once again, after travelling the by-paths and losing my way back to the main road, I have returned to be with all of you who have encouraged me with your immense patience and affection.  

May 2021 bring us all new and safe zones of happiness and health. (By the way, I just now found out that Buddhist New Year is mid-January 😍😍)

Share your thoughts👇 and remember to hit the follow button👉. I hope to connect with each one of you through this for quite some time🙋 🙏

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