10th October, 2014.
Winter is coming! Yes I did use this precise quote on purpose, and no, I am not a diehard fanatic of game of thrones, I don’t even like that show. Yes I know that I may have pissed a lot of people, but then, I hardly am here to please the common lot! So, I’ll just let this pass and go on with the rant (remember, it is always the choice either to enable me by keep reading or just leave and indulge in the far more important things in a free evening).
Now as to why I used the line is a matter of perspective. For a few days it has been a routine for me to go for jogging, which is somewhat tiring (I am not morbidly obese, but physical exercise hasn’t been my strong suit exactly), but there is its own perks of early mornings. My younger brother is a fitness freak and it was his idea that I should accompany him in the morning. Believe me when I say this, 2 kilometers of a jog can be lethal if you are not accustomed to such cardio, and by the time I reach home, I am bathed in sweat and my breath is playing hula hoops inside, but let’s not go any far into that.
The park in the morning is full of people and there are two categories by far. Serious fitness nutjobs and enthusiasts…okay make it three, morbidly obese people who are there to prove something, which is a good thing. A closer observation will show ruddy teenagers who will start pull-ups in a moment’s notice whenever a slightly fairer dame passes by in her jogging dress (possibly a resident of g.k 2, bhai told me how to be certain).
I like the park (or forest for that matter). Especially during this time. By the middle of October, the advent of winter is practically evident in there. The surety of the winter chill is hard to miss when you leave the warm bed early wearing just a t-shirt and running pants, with sleep still razing your eyes. I mean it is neither too cold nor too warm. The forest is not as green as it might sound, just imagine a forest in the middle of the city and you’ll know.
However, the silences there is irresistible and kind, avoiding the monotonous cacophony of the constant honking and slur remarks of the local public transport drivers… even if it is for an hour, the only sounds that you’ll ever come across in the forest is the rhythmic falling footsteps of the joggers, the laughs of old men of the laughing club and the panting for breath of people exercising. The slightly elevated path and the downward slopes in bricks and the huge dry trees that are the singularity of any ridge area of Delhi provides an ample amount of time just to sit there and take a deep breath and to forget that you live in a city that is the epitome of sound and loudness, the forest area amplifies these subtly sublime moments. And I can somewhat vouch for the fact that October is behaving like October…I like the smell of October air, it is inexplicable but not hard to miss, try it sometime! Leave your home for a walk in the oncoming chilly morning and maybe you’ll find a breath too. Winter is coming!
Regards.
P.S – this one is probably the worst rant by far… I think a cup of tea will help… cheerio!
Winter is coming! Yes I did use this precise quote on purpose, and no, I am not a diehard fanatic of game of thrones, I don’t even like that show. Yes I know that I may have pissed a lot of people, but then, I hardly am here to please the common lot! So, I’ll just let this pass and go on with the rant (remember, it is always the choice either to enable me by keep reading or just leave and indulge in the far more important things in a free evening).
Now as to why I used the line is a matter of perspective. For a few days it has been a routine for me to go for jogging, which is somewhat tiring (I am not morbidly obese, but physical exercise hasn’t been my strong suit exactly), but there is its own perks of early mornings. My younger brother is a fitness freak and it was his idea that I should accompany him in the morning. Believe me when I say this, 2 kilometers of a jog can be lethal if you are not accustomed to such cardio, and by the time I reach home, I am bathed in sweat and my breath is playing hula hoops inside, but let’s not go any far into that.
The park in the morning is full of people and there are two categories by far. Serious fitness nutjobs and enthusiasts…okay make it three, morbidly obese people who are there to prove something, which is a good thing. A closer observation will show ruddy teenagers who will start pull-ups in a moment’s notice whenever a slightly fairer dame passes by in her jogging dress (possibly a resident of g.k 2, bhai told me how to be certain).
I like the park (or forest for that matter). Especially during this time. By the middle of October, the advent of winter is practically evident in there. The surety of the winter chill is hard to miss when you leave the warm bed early wearing just a t-shirt and running pants, with sleep still razing your eyes. I mean it is neither too cold nor too warm. The forest is not as green as it might sound, just imagine a forest in the middle of the city and you’ll know.
However, the silences there is irresistible and kind, avoiding the monotonous cacophony of the constant honking and slur remarks of the local public transport drivers… even if it is for an hour, the only sounds that you’ll ever come across in the forest is the rhythmic falling footsteps of the joggers, the laughs of old men of the laughing club and the panting for breath of people exercising. The slightly elevated path and the downward slopes in bricks and the huge dry trees that are the singularity of any ridge area of Delhi provides an ample amount of time just to sit there and take a deep breath and to forget that you live in a city that is the epitome of sound and loudness, the forest area amplifies these subtly sublime moments. And I can somewhat vouch for the fact that October is behaving like October…I like the smell of October air, it is inexplicable but not hard to miss, try it sometime! Leave your home for a walk in the oncoming chilly morning and maybe you’ll find a breath too. Winter is coming!
Regards.
P.S – this one is probably the worst rant by far… I think a cup of tea will help… cheerio!
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