There was this young man, in his twenties....
In a warm afternoon, a time in which the last rays of the sun where floating on the surface of this vast and calm sea around which the calmly whirling breeze was dancing with reeds by enjoying the beautiful melody of the birds .
There was this young man, in his twenties and he was trying to escape from the chaotic world by resorting to the serene environment provided by the nature. He was once told by his late grandfather that there is a treasure which lays in the nature which who has sway over it, will be able to have control over himself. At first he inwardly felt this was just myth or some sort of legend which old generation intended to propagate for the sake of securing their mythical traditions and cultures for eternity.
As he was sitting before the mighty sea, he attentively observed the environment that surrounds him. He saw the sun departing from the reddish sky which on the other side, the moon was ascending and its light was pervading over a forest and surface of sea as that of the sun declines. In the meanwhile, he saw the birds gracefully going back into their homes while the fireflies were flying across the trees and illuminating the forest. As he continues his observation, he came across this panorama of sea before him and realized that how placid and profound it is. Then, grabbed a stone and threw it into the sea and it made some waves which spreaded until they all became invisible and powerless.
He got up from the bench he was sitting on and entered the sea while the lower part of his legs namely below his knees were under the water and his hands hovering over the water. He said to himself, you have seen how nature looks like, now it is the time to feel it through my sensation of hearing and feeling it. Subsequently, he closed his eyes and readied himself for the moment of exploration. At first, the calm water of the sea gently moved through his toes and calmed his nerves. This was followed by this light but magically healing breeze which pushed his soul out of his body. He felt being immensely light and his soul started gliding over the sea which is glowing with the light of the moon and the stars, his soul ascended into sky deeper and deeper until it has reached the space and it witnessed the vastness and wilderness of the universe. It stood in front of the wide and infinite universe and for a moment, he thought about how small and insignificant he is in comparison to the universe and its wilderness. And his soul descended to earth and on its way back saw the magnitude of oceans, the greatness of mountains, majesty of the forest and its inhabitants and all wilderness of the planet.
His soul peacefully returned to his body and he thought that everything he experienced for that moment was a dream. However, he remembered what his late grandfather told him about nature and its treasure and it occurred to him to have an epiphany about that treasure. Unlike other treasure which are filled with gold, diamond or any other antiquities. This treasure is immaterial and it transcends all materials longings of mankind. He realized the benefit of this treasure which is manifested through the nature, that everything is on a constant change in which it evolves from one form into another and becomes better version of itself like seed which through times and circumstances becomes a tree. He also fathomed that everything is bound to time, that our fates and destinies are conditioned to be in accordance with providencial design. In addition, he came to the understanding that everything in nature has time to play its part role in nature. For example, the sun is the master of day while the moon is master of the night. The nature unravels to him that everything in the universe are interwoven treads of tapestry which the design and architecture of the universe is conducted upon it. Eventually, he has abled to acquire the treasure, which in turn, enables him to understand himself, to understand that his existence is part of the grand design of the universe, to understand life as a river which flows through varied environments and conditions, to understand that the transition of day and night time is reminder that our time to bloom and become a beautiful flower is on the way, to understand you are an indispensable part of the universe no matter how small you are, you are always a star which is small but without it the sky would be gloomy and ultimately, to understand you are more than you think you are.
At last, the young man realized he is the universe and the universe is him.
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