It was finally one sunny day after days of rain on the island of Gods, Bali, in Indonesia.
So upon seeing that sunny blue sky we changed, grabbed our cameras and backpacks.
Feeling hopeful, we hopped onto our bike, took off and headed to Kintamani.
Words, were we so excited.
So much so that we fell off our bike just before we parked – (nearly) all out of our amazement when Mother Nature revealed herself majestically!
So. That unintentional drama in the parking lot managed to summon up unexpectedly sincere help from the staffs at the cafe. Such rare act of kindness which we wouldn’t forget for a long time.
At the end of the day (both literally and idiomatically), we felt so humbled by the timeless beauty of Mother Nature. We sat there for almost 5 hours, each sipping a cup of espresso and latte and enjoying our meals, gazing at the majestic Mother Nature.
When you least expect it.
We traveled the road for almost an hour that day to get to the beautiful mountainous area of Kintamani. To then be able to get away from work for a moment. To relax, detangle and refresh our minds. Ironically as well as funnily enough, that was the very same day we gained back the much needed inspiration to move forward in our work life. Apparently, people are radically right when they say how you can’t just sit in pain, forcing yourself to get the job done when you’re feeling stuck. You’d have to move your serious working nose away from your laptop and unwind before anything else. Against your will, most of the time – if you’re anything like me, of course.
Apparently, people are radically right when they say how you can’t just sit in pain, forcing yourself to get the job done when you’re feeling stuck. You’d have to move your serious working nose away from your laptop and unwind before anything else.
And in my case, I sat there gazing at the beautiful face of Mother Nature for almost 5 hours that day. So yes, fortunate me. I got that chance of witnessing the different phases of our mystical Mother Nature during that multiple hours period.
It’s amazing how the clouds kept moving, giving different shades on the whole epic mountain-hill-lake scenery combo. How the temperature changed over the hours. How the whole vibe got more and more melancholic as the time went by.
It’s like Mother Nature was whispering to me, “everything changes.”
Nothing remains unchanged.
Clouds, the nomadic shape-shifters
Just like the clouds when they change their shapes and move around as the wind blows and the Earth rotates. The universe keeps on working and changing, life happens, and we humans keep adapting and dancing with all those ever-incoming new information. We live to learn, grow and thrive.
Shadows and reflections
The sun shines over the clouds, casting ever-changing shadows on the beautiful terrain. As we grow, we’d change the way we see the world accordingly. Have you ever looked back at your younger self and cringed, wondering why on Earth you did certain things in the past? I often find myself disagreeing with my younger self. I used to dislike certain places, foods, drinks, you name it, but magically loving them now.
I’ve learned along the way that we perceive everything based on what we know so far. As we take more and more information about something, as we explore, dive and immerse ourselves in that unfamiliar territory, the more we get to know about it. Needless to say, by the time we get there, our opinion about that particular thing must have slightly or even drastically changed. How we see our surroundings and other people truly is the reflection of our knowledge about them and our experience around them, at any given time. The more we learn and know, the more refined and accurate our analysis and conclusion would be.
The azure fades out
As the time went by, the cheerful blue sky faded out to be replaced by its livid self. Just like every season has its purpose, every shade made by our Mother Nature has its own vibe and meaning. Which we could interpret differently, depending on what we’ve experienced and also our surroundings.
People go out on a sunny day, having their best day yet. All the meanwhile, I feel lonely, sad and upset at home, struggling with my PMS cramping instead of going out to enjoy the day. Different feels, under the same big blue sky.
You may find that livid 5 pm-ish sky melancholic and somewhat depressing. But I might interpret that very same greyish-blue evening sky as romantic because I’m sitting here, having a relaxing date with my partner. Again, same sky, but different moods.
Changes change and shape everyone’s perspective.
Changes change and shape everyone’s perspective.
It’s time to go home
The evening was approaching and the temperature dropped gradually. We started to think about getting home soon as Kintamani’s evening wind could be so chilling. Especially if you’re riding a bike to get home – which was our case there. It’s like Mother Nature reminds us to end the day and get home soon, unless we’re absurdly planning to suffer from the chilling cold air and catch some sort of sickness.
Just like every phase in life has to come to an end. There would be times when we have to gather our courage to end an old chapter and start a new one, in order to move forward. It wouldn’t be easy for us to come out of our comfort zone. But somehow when the time comes, we’ll know.
Many times we know but we choose to procrastinate and overthink. Which would then make the scary unknown future be even scarier. Experiences have taught me how procrastinating and running away from the necessary inevitables would make things worse and more complicated. It would also prolong the suffering itself.
Face your fears and solve your problems right away; easier said than done, believe me, I Know. But why would you and I run away when we know that it is coming anyway and will chase us down wherever we go.
Let’s try to be more courageous each day.
For courage is one of the key ingredients for growth.
For life.
Let’s not be afraid for we know everything changes.
It constantly does.
Love and best wishes,
Ella
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