Gods whim or nature's miracle

The junk boat chugs along the choppy waters... The moonlight streams across the waves like a ray of light sent to the world from the heavens.... I look around and I see peace, silence in its rawest form ever.... I am on the majestic Halong Bay....

Maybe majestic is not the word.. maybe surreal.. maybe there isnt a word to describe what i see... I see huge mountains rise up the ocean, suddenly... without warning... as if God had a whim to create mountains in between the ocean...nature's joke on the world....

The huge silhouettes of the mountains stand tall... a powerful display of strength and prowess to everyone around... I feel humbled in the face of this magnificence.. the world seems to be taunting me...reminding me that no matter who i am or what i have achieved i will still be a tiny speck in this earth...

This is my first trip alone... and I am so glad i decided to travel by myself... Ive made new friends, talked to more people... soaked in new thoughts, feelings and cultures a little bit more than ive before...

As i sit on the ledge of the boat staring at the visual poetry of nature, a strange sense of calm seems to be filling me.. ive never felt it before. The questions, confusions, emotional turmoils or thoughts dont seem to be coming in quick and fast as before... I dont know why.. and I dont know whether to be happy or sad about it...

I dont think ive reached any closer in finding inner peace... i guess thats just an ever changing destination which all men keep running harder and faster to get to, but ends up being farther and farther away than ever before... Maybe the harder u run, the farther it becomes... maybe if we stop and stare, it might come closer... I dont know and I guess I never will....

I guess the questions will continue to arise.. the answers will continue to play hide and seek with me... but i guess whats changed is that i do feel more comfortable in this world... being me... living here.. in this moment.. my past, present and future... I am happy being me... and I hope that the feeling stays...

Life is a funny thing... u think uve figured it out and suddenly it turns around and surprises u... so Im not coming to any conclusions.. I will soak the scenery.. take a bit of the moon, stars, water, the boat and the mountains in my heart... preserve this memory in my mind... Maybe years later, when life gives me a surprise, ill look back at the memory and be reminded of the brilliance of the world around me...

9/8/08
Halong Bay
Vietnam

Album: Vietnam