I was at the beach one evening hoping to capture interesting
scenes with my camera. However,there was nothing interesting. The sky was
cloudy, the sea looked dark and the people looked dull and uninteresting. Even the birds were flying back to their nests quietly against the dark sky. I was depressed. So I
bought a chocolate ice cream and sat on a bench to enjoy it wondering why
everything looked so unattractive.
It is the beginning of December and there had been no rains except
some brief showers early mornings. The evening sky should have been clear
normally at this point of time in the
year. There should have been some dance programs or other entertaining
events on the open stage at the beach. People should be laughing and talking
loudly with excitement. But I could see nothing to grab my attention.
As I sat ruminating the dismal picture of the evening, I suddenly saw bright sunlight piercing through the cloudy
sky. I took out the camera and waited patiently for the sun to come out of the cloud into the clear space
throwing dazzling red light for a brief moment all over the sea and
sand and light up the face of the people. Yes, it slowly came out and this it
what I saw. Only half of the bright sun could be seen as though hanging from the clouds. After some time the bottom
half disappeared and the top half could been see. Gradually, the sun
disappeared behind the clouds in the distant horizon. I was overwhelmed by the
bewitching beauty that just appeared for a brief time.
This is what happens in real life too. When we are depressed
and unhappy over something suddenly an opportunity arises for us
to change the situation. If we are alert we will grab it with both our hands
and lift ourselves up. If we are not alert the opportunity to redeem
ourselves will slip out our hands.
So let us hope for the best at all times. Something good will always happen even in the worst situations.
