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November Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Collecting Smiles”
Coexist, collect smiles, evolve, be humane
I was freaking out with family in a huge stretch of imposing evergreen pine forest, arresting the moments, inhaling the purest of oxygen and clicking pictures. It was a sight to behold, a treat to the sore eyes…
This place was up in the hills where the clear blue sky romanced with the tall and robust pine, famous for its strength, survival, and life.
The rustling of its evergreen leaves was symphony to my ears, and the refreshing smell of the most diverse and abundant family of conifer in the world was turning me happier and vitalized.
Their beauty shone through adding a dash of green to the landscape — many could survive for hundreds of years.
Wild like the wind in the tall pine trees, I got roots and I got wings— Miranda Lambert
And then I saw a monk (Babaji) in a saffron robe passing by, (not in his Ferrari…wink wink!) riding on a motorbike, wearing an eclectic smile of unadulterated happiness and contentment, his shoulder-long untamed silvery grey hair (popping up by the sides of the helmet he was wearing) swaying in the cool mountain breeze…he was in no hurry to reach his destination…instead, he was enjoying his joyride to the ultimate!
His smile was so infectious…!!
And then…I was all SMILING, inside out!!!
I felt, once again, I had been happy collecting smiles, (no matter how foolish or inane it seemed to be!) and growing ‘rich’, of course much more richer than any Emir of any Emirate.
Greetings and gratitude to Mary Chang Story Writer for creating such a happy, enriching space.
Vidya Sury, thanks for the amazing prompt. May you never get tired of collecting smiles and nudging us to do the same. Cheers!
Visit the following shining Six Word Photo Story storytellers and you won’t regret! Trust me!!
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Wish you love, light, smiles, serendipity all the way. Hallelujah!