THE BEAUTY OF THE MOUNTAINS…..

THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE

NATURE LOVERS. BY THE WAY, THE FLOWERS MENTIONED LATER IN THIS STORY ARE FICTITIOUS.

IT’S EARLY MORNING. THE GLOWING SUN IS SET UPON A SCENERY OF BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS, TALL AND MIGHTY, TOPPED WITH FRESH SNOW. ONE CAN FIND SNOW EVERYWHERE. BY THE WAY, IF I DIDN’T MENTION, I LIVE, BREATH AND STAY WITH THE MOUNTAINS. THE COTTAGE I LIVE IN IS A LITTLE SHACK, MADE UP OF CREAKY WOODEN BOARDS. AS I GET UP AND DRESS UP, I DECIDED TO PAY A VISIT TO THE MOUNTAINS. MY MOUNTAINS…

I DIDN’T REALISE HOW SNOWY IT WAS UNTIL I SET FOOT ON THE GROUND. LUCKILY MY BOOTS ARE STRONG ENOUGH. THE MOUNTAINS ARE MEANT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE STRONG AND STURDY ENOUGH TO TREK. NOT FRAIL AND FRAGILE LIKE ME. AMONGST ALL THESE BIGGER MOUNTAINS IS A MUCH SMALLER ONE. ONE CAN REFER TO IT AS A LARGE HILL RATHER THAN A MOUNTAIN. THIS VERY MOUNTAIN IS VERY EASY TO CLIMB AS, AT THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN, THERE STARTS A NARROW TRAIL. I START GOING UP THE TRAIL. THE TRAIL IS STUFFED WITH SCRUBS AND TREES ON EITHER SIDE. THE GROUND IS DAMP AND SLIPPERY. I KEEP CLIMBING. AND THEN THE TRAIL ENDS AT A SMALL PLOT OF LAND WHERE TO MY SURPRISE, AT SUCH A SNOWY PLACE, WHERE VEGETATION IS SCARCE I FIND BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOMS AND LUSH GREENS. THE SCENT OF SWEET, EXOTIC FLOWERS HITS MY NOSE. I TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT ALL THE FLOWERS. TO MY SURPRISE I FIND * BEAUTIFUL WILLYWINGS, FRESH GRAMMIOLAS, AND GORGEOUS BACKUS. THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL, GLAZED WITH PURE, WHITE SNOW. I PLUCK ONE FLOWER EACH TO STORE IT IN MY PLANT COLLECTION. IT’S SO PEACEFUL AND QUITE HERE. I FELT THIS IS WHERE I BELONGED TO AFTER ALL. I FOUND PEACE HERE. REAL PEACE.

AS I GOT DOWN THE HILL AND MADE MY WAY BACK HOME, I TOOK ONE LAST LOOK AT THE MOUNTAIN. MY MOUNTAIN. JESSE IS WHAT  I SHALL CALL IT.

                                            – SEJAL