The night sky

Somehow my observation of the night sky makes me believe that the density of the stars on a summer night is far higher than when the winter has set in. I remember when i was a small kid and we use to sometimes sleep on the roof during the summers, there use to be no electricity often in our small town and almost all of the neighbourhood use to sleep on their roofs or outside their houses (not on the road - villages/towns have something called a baramda / sitout), i use to remain wide awake watching the stars, some use to occasionally wink, some seemed bright and the other less in brightness. Among the different structures i use to make by joining them, virtually, the Saptarishi as we call them, attracted me the most. While people had their own versions of how they adorned the sky and what there shape was, to me it always seems as the numeral 2 rotated 90 degree to the right (remembered my first LOGO program RT90 must be the command). Always seemed to be in the northeast side, i had a sort of friendship with them, the sight gave me a feeling of comfort and peace, i acknowledged that now is the time to forget all the other things and sleep well for a good day tomorrow. Even in our college, i use to lay in the nights on our hut shaped roof and watch them, sometimes for hours and peace use to be mine.

After a long time, last sunday, i found my friends back again. I went to Mayajal multiplex in chennai and when i came out of the movie MNIK (good one, one time watch) i saw them in the clear night sky. The night was cool and silence abound, i sat on my bike in the parking area and gazed for a few minutes. The Saptarishi as if reminding me of the real essence of life. Night and day complete each other, one without the other is incomplete and cannot serve the purpose. Even in the darkness of night, the stars signify some brightness, they give hope of a new morning full of life, warmth and vigour awaiting the individual. Only because of the night, the day seems bright. In life, we may have shortfalls, failures but maybe it is the way of life. If there is night, then maybe there will be light too. Keep going on in life, making sure we do not hurt others and think about them the same as we think others should feel about us. Many a times, we fail on certain aspects and commit follies which are condemnable, but if an incumbent learns from his mistake then maybe there will again be light.

WISHING ALL OF YOU MORE AND MORE BRIGHTNESS IN YOUR LIFE.

I saw my friends for 10-15 minutes and then rode back home, only to come back and seek solitude in their dim light and make a better person.