I have been on an European exploration for the past few months and will continue for another few months. I've seen few of the old towns, main cities, mountains, lakes and etc. I live by a beautiful area close to Lake Constance. With the Swiss Alps back drop and the pure water, you can't imagine a more perfect stroll by the lake.
Every time, I come across a beautiful scenery. I'm just awe struck. It feels so magnanimous. I feel one with the nature and I feel the moment as it is. The very first time I went up the Swiss Alps and had the breath taking view of the alps amidst the clouds, my breath became slower, my smile became wider, my presence felt subtle, and I could the feel the submersion with the environment.
Although, I really appreciate the architecture, the culture, and the history each of the cities and towns that I visit in Europe, I don't get the same feel as being with the nature. When I visit an Old Town in any of the towns or cities, my mind goes into, "what must be the meaning behind this architecture?" or "I wonder who built this and how they were able to build this magnanimous piece of art with barely any technology available at their hands?". I do appreciate those moments when I feel connected with the culture and the people around me through people, the architecture and of course food. :) It still doesn't give me the feeling of being in the present moment or completely letting go.
I notice my intellectual mind gets activated in the cities and towns but I experience something beyond the mind and something beyond this body when I'm with nature.
It makes me wonder. A man tries so hard for entertainment and provide tourists with unique experiences, but the nature has already done that. The nature has presented us with natural beauty all through the world. There's not one place in the world, where you can experience the magnanimity of the Mother Nature and feel the connection (of course unless, we have destroyed it).
I've been to many man made gardens which are beautiful to look at and you can really appreciate the gardeners for keeping it so beautiful and arranging it in such a rhythmic way but you don't get the same relaxation and calm feeling that I feel when I just look out my office window and see the field of dandelions making theirs way out of the winter - that's nature's arrangement. Even using nature, the man cannot create the pure feeling in a way nature naturally can.
In any case, European cities have really been giving me a mix of both nature and culture and I'm truly able to appreciate where I am because of nature and people!
I've always knew that you cannot truly connect to a place without connecting to people but in this journey, I've learnt that you cannot truly connect to a place without being connected with the nature as well.
Every time, I come across a beautiful scenery. I'm just awe struck. It feels so magnanimous. I feel one with the nature and I feel the moment as it is. The very first time I went up the Swiss Alps and had the breath taking view of the alps amidst the clouds, my breath became slower, my smile became wider, my presence felt subtle, and I could the feel the submersion with the environment.
Although, I really appreciate the architecture, the culture, and the history each of the cities and towns that I visit in Europe, I don't get the same feel as being with the nature. When I visit an Old Town in any of the towns or cities, my mind goes into, "what must be the meaning behind this architecture?" or "I wonder who built this and how they were able to build this magnanimous piece of art with barely any technology available at their hands?". I do appreciate those moments when I feel connected with the culture and the people around me through people, the architecture and of course food. :) It still doesn't give me the feeling of being in the present moment or completely letting go.
I notice my intellectual mind gets activated in the cities and towns but I experience something beyond the mind and something beyond this body when I'm with nature.
It makes me wonder. A man tries so hard for entertainment and provide tourists with unique experiences, but the nature has already done that. The nature has presented us with natural beauty all through the world. There's not one place in the world, where you can experience the magnanimity of the Mother Nature and feel the connection (of course unless, we have destroyed it).
I've been to many man made gardens which are beautiful to look at and you can really appreciate the gardeners for keeping it so beautiful and arranging it in such a rhythmic way but you don't get the same relaxation and calm feeling that I feel when I just look out my office window and see the field of dandelions making theirs way out of the winter - that's nature's arrangement. Even using nature, the man cannot create the pure feeling in a way nature naturally can.
In any case, European cities have really been giving me a mix of both nature and culture and I'm truly able to appreciate where I am because of nature and people!
I've always knew that you cannot truly connect to a place without connecting to people but in this journey, I've learnt that you cannot truly connect to a place without being connected with the nature as well.
