Last night, I was on my way for Baits I from the stillness of Baits II. It was snowing and windy and at the same time, a weather alert was declared by the local authority. A snowstorm was expected but Ann Arbor didn’t suffer much of the anticipated storm. Nevertheless, the snow reaffirmed that winter is here to stay, at least until the lovely spring comes back.
I found myself shivering. My fingers were numb but I wouldn’t have suffered the numbness if I had been a little bit careful about my belonging.
While walking alone toward Baits I, I looked upward and saw countless snowflakes falling gracefully from the sky above. My heart stopped beating for a moment as I struggled to comprehend the magnificence of the moment.
It was simply exhausting to me. My legs were weakened by the grandiose of Mother Nature. She is so beautiful. I stood alone with my winter gear save the lost leather glove to savor the moment of bliss that was mine. No words could describe the feeling that I felt. The only way to describe it is to be in that moment. To describe it with words is simply a fallacy.
The wind was frightfully strong but somehow, I stood against it. The numbness was unbearable but somehow, I didn’t realize it. I held out my hand into the air and a modest amount of flakes accumulated on my palm. It was cold yes but the feeling was simply what I cherish the most. It was a total bliss.
I was all alone, standing in the middle of a vast open space with a thick carpet of snow covering the earth. It was a clean carpet with no trace of being defiled by human presence. It was as white as you could ever imagine. White and clean with peace and bliss.
I wish I would die in that moment while all my senses were numbed. I wish I had died in that bliss so that any burden won’t troubled me anymore.
It wasn’t long before my sense brought me back to reality. The cold pain pulled me back down to the ground. No more able to withstand the low temperature, I walked hastily for my destination. After all this, I still wonder why human is still blind. My hope is that it isn’t too late to save the world from greed and hate.
