The most peaceful thing for me about Bombay has always been the sea. It s been the most faithful companion I have in the city, happy or sad I have spent all those times here sitting alone making the most important decisions of my life.
A specific sea facing park in Sobo which I had casually discovered on one of my long walks, turned out to redefine my meaning of peace and self realization. As I sit here today on a festive day the wind brushs my face and the sea water sprinkles like a refreshing spa treatment. With my favorite music plugged in my ear, the wind whispering around me, I find solitude, something I have been struggling to have since long now, something which all of a sudden seems impossible to find. The sound of the waves crashing into the rocks is still audible in the background of "The Carnival of Rust".
I remember the good old times I have had here with my friends, looking at the skyline of Sobo and deciding that we will buy one sea facing flat and have fun together, all seems so hazy now and I wish I could rewind to those days when all of us used to hang out so much. Nostalgia is the word, now I understand why people say "enjoy your college life to the fullest, those days won't come back". It's true they won't now all I have are the memories of those times, priceless times!
I sit here today watching the endless sea as the calmness of this natural beauty is occasionally interrupted by the sound of fire crackers. I can sit here for hours and be totally blank just staring into the sea or the stars that blanket it. Listening to some soothing music with the wind puts me into a state of total meditation, peace, rest and nostalgia. A feeling of being with one with yourself, a feeling of just being blank and to dream about my only ultimate dream now.
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