Along d Marine Drive...

I heard d waves thrashing against the giant wall, that separates d sea from d city. It’s a prominent feature, of d city I luv, Mumbai.

Guess I could say, Im crazy abt dis famous city of India. And d Marine Drive is 1 such place, which in spite of having frequented on various evenings, I can never get enough of. I remember seeing it for d first time, wen I was 13, on a trip to Mumbai, wid my parents. But fell in love with it, wen I started livin in Mumbai.

If u r feelin lonely, and just want company of some strangers, without any hassles of having to talk to anybody, its d place u can be. Hundreds of Mumbaikars visit this place every evening, either for a stroll with their loved ones, or for a quick jog to keep a check on d calories. With the recently renovated marble bank cum seating, it welcomes all. If u r lucky, u could also see d festive celebrations taking place, on some evenings of d year.

But d thing that I luv abt it d most, is d on-going music of the waves… It helps me to gather my thoughts, streamline my thinking & enables me to see new perspectives in life. Sometimes d calm waves, help me to settle my agitated self, with the fast paced life, where we often forget to live for ourselves. It helps me give importance to d valuable things in my life, realize that what we run aftr, might not really be our goal. That we focus our eyes on materialistic objects & leave behind, the human threads that once held us together, from within.

Also, I can calm myself wid d vision of d wide expanse of sea infront of me, no end to it, helps me to see the larger picture & overcome my sorrows. Understand that whatever is happening rite now, is only a very small part of d larger frame of Life. And also that, there is much more to see, a lot more to happen, so much more that exists, which we cant see with our naked human eyes, like there is something beyond our vision of the sea.

But wish u could visualize d heavenly sunset, that takes place on nearly every evening (except on cloudy ones). The changing colors of d sky, from light blue to darker shades of purple, till it actually goes dark grey over the skies in Mumbai. Even d sun changes shades from bright yellow, to light orange, as its brightness reduces & u can really see d entire circle at ur eye level, Den it slowly slides down d “other end of the sea”, till u can see it no more!

It’s a scenic beauty, which I wish to capture on canvas someday, as many others may already hv done.

I can sit there & gaze at d sea all evening, d vastness dat is spread infront of me, without having to really worry about d petty things that take place & picture d life, the way it shapes, wid every setting evening, that goes with a promise - to send a new sun next day!