And today, I saw the most beautiful sunset of my life.. not at sunset point in Ooty or at Kanyakumari… but here, amidst the city’s hustle bustle. As I drove back home, and the cars whooshed by me in a hurry to get somewhere quickly, I saw it. That beauty of a big orange sun. So huge, so near. It seemed like I could reach it any minute. It left me spell bound, literally. All that came out of my mouth was,‘Oh my God’ and that too a zillion times and before I could realize it, I felt a warm trickle down my cheeks. I was crying with joy, overwhelmed at the power nature has on us.
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I wonder how I would be if I didn’t know how to enjoy the small moments in my life? The joy of finding a parking slot in the first floor of a multilevel car park, in spite of going in late. The joy of enjoying a drizzle, when I know it could spoil my hair completely, the joy of playing music loud and singing along on a long journey back home from office, the joy of doing just nothing despite having lots of to-dos, the joy of my child holding my hand while she sleeps, even as I try typing with one hand on my laptop, the joy of telling her an occasional ‘original’ story, completely made up of characters never heard off, the joy of watching her while she dreams and talks to her angels while at it, the joy of having brief girl chats with my girl friends, the joy of having a soul friend to message everyday about what I feel. The joy when we go on small nature trips (which are very rare), where we forget ourselves to be one with nature and appreciate the beauty. The joy of discussing intricacies of the animal world with my Naturalist hubby, even the joy of watching some of the action on NatGeo and Discovery, the joy of cribbing (yes, that too!) about too much work, but getting a kick all the time from challenges and the list goes on and on.
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These are the moments that make me feel blessed to be born, blessed to be among the many beautiful creatures and creations in the world. And make me realise that love and light come from the small moments that unfold everyday..not the big ones that we keep waiting for.
Divya Ranganath is a mix of two contradictions. She is both stable and quirky. Her take on life is simple – live it to know it. Having seen all facets of life and all kinds of people, she pens down everything she sees. She loves clouds, walking in the rain, the desert, the plains and is a dreamer and a survivor. Well, if you are wondering what she does, apart from dreaming, she is a Product Marketing Manager at a large MNC, a theatre artist and an avid music lover.