I finally found a city which lets me dream.
It’s not important that I can be myself
here. What I treasure most is that I can simply lose myself there...no need to
be even me. This is the only city where I can walk without a care in the world,
lost in my own thoughts, my own tune. This is the only city where I can walk
and walk and just keep walking. This is the only city where I can sit alone in
its many parks with the sun filtering through its beautiful trees and read
uninterrupted for hours. The only interruption is when I want to listen to the
wind rustling the leaves of the trees or when I want to see how close the
squirrels could come to you.
For many years, I have travelled to
Bangalore for just a couple of days when it would be work and hurried meetings
with friends. This time I stayed for a
much longer time, enough to understand the pulse of the city and its people.
What I saw I loved immensely - its many quaint lanes and by-lanes covered with
massive rain trees, beautiful buildings and delightful cafes. A good mix of
both Delhi and Mumbai, its unhurried, laid back pace lets you enjoy life at
your own pace. I felt at peace, content yet energetic. And there were many a-times
while sitting out late at night with the chilly breeze on my face and gazing at
the sky, I felt a pure happiness which I have not felt in years.
Perhaps it was me. Perhaps it was the
simple realisation that all those dreams that I have had was right there, coming
to me at its own time and pace.
Or perhaps it was just the city weaving its
spell around me.
