After walking with you for 4 days,as I returned back to my home,I was in denial and despair for few days,I felt like I left my real home in the villages and I have come to some strange place,where these four walls of the house seem like a jail,as I step outside my house,I can’t just randomly smile at somebody and receive the same innocent smile that I used to receive from humble villagers.My mother’s first comment is that why have I lost weight?To which I reply that I wish you could see my inner exuberance,pleasantness and contentment that my soul feels.The traditional attire I wore in villages which complemented so well with the traditions and culture of the village,now the same attire is judged by the so called modern people as outdated and I get comments”why you dress like Grandma?”Although for me this comment is not derogatory,rather I feel happy because I feel proud when somebody compares me to grandma,for me our grandmas and grandpas,our farmers are an inspiration and role model,they are artists who know how to make simple things beautiful,the small mud houses with beautiful paintings made with natural colours is just one example of that,they are scientists who never published research papers to prove what they knew,because for them science was not in papers,it was in their way of living!
Fortunately I have found a village nearby where I go for a long walk everyday,interact with my fellow villager friends,see the endless green fields,listen to the songs of birds and most important,the journey of my 4 days Konkan walk continues,and it will continue forever.
After walking with you for 4 days,as I returned back to my home,I was in denial and despair for few days,I felt like I left my real home in the villages and I have come to some strange place,where these four walls of the house seem like a jail,as I step outside my house,I can’t just randomly smile at somebody and receive the same innocent smile that I used to receive from humble villagers.My mother’s first comment is that why have I lost weight?To which I reply that I wish you could see my inner exuberance,pleasantness and contentment that my soul feels.The traditional attire I wore in villages which complemented so well with the traditions and culture of the village,now the same attire is judged by the so called modern people as outdated and I get comments”why you dress like Grandma?”Although for me this comment is not derogatory,rather I feel happy because I feel proud when somebody compares me to grandma,for me our grandmas and grandpas,our farmers are an inspiration and role model,they are artists who know how to make simple things beautiful,the small mud houses with beautiful paintings made with natural colours is just one example of that,they are scientists who never published research papers to prove what they knew,because for them science was not in papers,it was in their way of living!
Fortunately I have found a village nearby where I go for a long walk everyday,interact with my fellow villager friends,see the endless green fields,listen to the songs of birds and most important,the journey of my 4 days Konkan walk continues,and it will continue forever.