Desi Girl Wanders

Recall your first experience of looking at the mountains. When I look back at mine, all that I remember is that I was mesmerized. I couldn't stop repeating, "In it are signs for those who reflect." And "Which of the blessings of your Lord would you deny?" But as time went on and I went to mountainous areas often, such emotions stopped emanating. I somehow needed more and more. Maybe a hypnotizing emerald lake like Satpara or a dangeous walk over the 5th most deadly bridge of the world would bring me back to that state. All this points to the fact that human beings start to take things for granted.  Before the start of 2020, we all thought that the life we had was normal and it took a pandemic to shake us out of our slumber of complacency. Now I wonder how long would it take for the new normal to become normal until we go back to our ungrateful and smug selves once again!

Sitting under the grapevines.. beside a lake.. and looking at the the grand Karakoram mountains while drinking apricot juice. Leaving behind all the worries and breathing out all the fears.. Sounds like someone making the most out of a summer trip? But also feels like something which is impossible in the world that we are living in today. While looking at this photo from my summer trip 2019, all the memories came rushing back to my head and usually I relive my trips through pictures but this made me so sad when I realized that the viscious circle of stress and work isn't going to be broken anytime soon! At the same time, it makes me realize how we took for granted the blessings bestowed on us by the Creator of the Worlds and I believe that being grateful to Allah in these hard times is the least we can do to mend for our thankless and discontented selves..🌸