i was told that that place was called 'solitude zone'. on the way was a goshala (a cowshed). A young calf there turned to look at where i was going. somehow we became friends at that moment. our friendship grew so much that i actually used to feed straws to that baby cow (i didnt know how else to show my friendship to him).
i reached the 'solitude zone' with benches made of stone between trees overlooking a small field beyond which was a graveyard. on enquiry i found that this place was called so because it helps you cleanse your mind. It overlooks the graveyard just to remind you that the form you have taken now is perishable.
it was said that there are snakes there, i didnt think much of the place then. but now, all of a sudden, when am thinking about everthing which infact is nothing, i remember that place. the place where i thought i felt nothing is now clearly etched in my memory. is this what we call providence?
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Now that you've said the place helps in cleansing one's mind, its only nice that it has been etched clearly in your memory :)
Yes, it could be providence.
It could also be just providence that propelled a random traveller to nourish a bond with a calf by feeding her straws just out of the blue :)
such places help, in that we hopefully reach a point when we are in the midst of a huge crowd, yet essentially alone - that, is solitude.
Feeding is one way we try and reach out to animals. I did the same with an elephant only a few days ago.
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