Experience

Years back I went for a holiday with my family in the beautiful mountains of Kausani..We were lodged in the serene Gandhi ashram for a couple of days as it promised a gorgeous view of the sunrise and the snow capped peaks and not to mention the sumptuous freshly cooked food, which was an icing on the cake.

At the end of one such fulfilling hearty meal and after a brief "adda session" ..we decided to call it a night as we were excited to wake up early for the sunrise. Our room had one double bed in the middle and one single bed by the side of the window . Needless to say I jumped into the window side one..generously giving the spacious bed to my mom and aunt. The reasons for this sudden generosity was obvious to everyone. .After grabbing my favorite place I retired for the night in utmost comfort, keeping one side of the window open.I kept gazing at the endless black stretch, that was filled with twinkles, and slowly drifted into a peaceful sleep....

Suddenly I found myself sitting up in the bed..a bit shaken, yet curious. .trying to figure out the source of the sound that woke me up.....I craned my neck through the window to investigate a bit ...what i found will be etched in my heart forever...

It was about 4 am...a beautiful. .fresh dawn...and the sound that woke me up was that of a dew drop on our tinned window shade...now completely awake , with a broad smile, resting on the pillow I started counting 1..2..3..4....5...and so on

Some experiences fill us.