We are all running behind something in life. We are chasing our dreams, money, reputation or something else. But between all these busy lives do we really make time for ourselves? Don’t know. But it is much needed to make our mind fresh.

A pleasant morning. Wake up with a dawn chorus of birds. It's the winter season. Wearing a Lungi and shawl. Sunrays making ways to reach the ground. Oh! I forgot to say. I'm in my Grandpa's house, which we call 'Ajjanamane'. Sonda, a small village in Sirsi. Located in western ghats region of Karnataka. Since my childhood I always had the practice of going to Grandpa’s house. in summer and winter vacation. Where I will get to experience a whole different life. New lifestyle.

Waking up early and having a walk around here is such a bliss. Feeling the cold winds, warm sun rays hitting the grounds and silence. I like silence! After listening to traffic sounds, construction noise in the city, you start enjoying the sound of silence being in nature.

Ajji is already into morning activities. Feeding the cows, cleaning the house and decorating the front yard with Rangoli. Ajja is plucking flowers for daily Pooja. Ajji is very passionate about gardening. She grows a variety of veggies and flowers in very little space. Tomato, cucumber, bringaI, beans, raddish, pumpkin, what not! I think ajji's love and affection towards them makes plants grow with a charm. When I go there she always welcomes by saying,

"Look at the flowers. Take some photographs of them"

Recently ajja bought a new smartphone. He learnt how to use WhatsApp also. More than that he likes to take photographs. Wherever he goes he takes photographs and shows them to us. Listening to some old songs, watching some videos became part of his daily activities. Why only the younger generation have fun!

In our region eating 'dose' for breakfast is a daily ritual. Jaggery, Coconut chatni are mandatory things to have with dose. Ajja has a paddy field also. Every year he grows paddy. Even though it won't give any benefit in terms of finance, he likes to grow to give that to his daughters and grandchildrens. That makes him happy.

In the evening me and ajja went for a walk. Beside Ajjanamane there is a hill kind of region. With the best view of the village, evening wind, seeing sun turning into red and having chit chat with ajja. These are the moments I always cherish.

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We are all running behind something in life. We are chasing our dreams, money, reputation or something else. But between all these busy lives do we really make time for ourselves? Don’t know. But it is much needed to make our mind fresh.

I don’t want to get into the race. Whatever we do, first it should give us satisfaction. I like that life! The slow life. Going with flow. To do something it takes time. We think a lot about the past and future and tend to have pressure. I read somewhere that,

The core secret of life is,
don't forget to enjoy the present moment.

That's what makes life fruitful and memorable.