Dance of life or dead feathers?

Greetings!

Peacock wields myriad colours,
Turquoise, green, blue among many others,
Dancing to the life as monsoon ushers,
What would I choose - dance of life, or dead feathers?



It is really a privilege to watch a peacock dance. The child like little off rhythm steps, the artistic movement of neck and of course the glorious fan of feathers! It is a celebration of life. Both, the life that is full to the brim already and the life that may be coming as next generation.

Indian monsoon brings up the life in the jungle. The parched land gets the life sap it has been thirsting for since the onset of Indian summer. The grass seeds, lurking just below the veneer of soil, start germinating with valour. The sky pours, earth breathes out heady fragrance, flora springs up and fauna is looking forward to get food and water to heart's content.

But what do we do? Do we assimilate ourselves in this dance of nature? Do we take time to touch and breathe in the fragrant earth? Do we take time to let the sky pour its life on us? Do we take time to wonder at the humble grass as it shoots through soil? Do we take time to admire the million shades of green on trees?

Do we watch and experience the dance of peacock first hand?

Or we can just be satisfied in the dead feathers that are strewn afterwords, by sharing forwarded videos and photos on our lifeless mobile screens?

What should we choose - dance of life, or dead feathers?

Sincerely mine!
Anand Kulkarni

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