Finding Peace

The most perfect of afternoons came by with laughs, a good walk and some few stop-over’s at small food booths to lay away hunger and thirst. It was s’pose to be a planned visit weeks before, a small gathering of friends to meet some agendas of a future event to end up with good times from a good company.

That was a couple of hours ago, just a few minutes of bidding goodbyes when this thought came to me.

I love long walks, and going home at the strike of 7pm was nothing so new to me, the night was in its darkest still, fortunately the skies offered consideration for the stars to shine, a bustle of busy night-goers flock the street, for some home will be their stop, to a few unknown to me as the night brings them their foreseen time. I enjoyed these stolen times, a time for myself, a nightly outburst of thoughts and to add, the northeastern wind kissing my uncovered skin.

In all, everything in a blur of ideation… was at peace. Silent. Tranquil.

There are times in life that we search for the better meaning of peace, the thought of even the whole world would succumb and give itself up for an understanding of the word. But for all at stake, blood has to be spilled, relationships broken, foundations crumble… in a point of view I speak nothing of politics, or disbanding wars, and even organizing a movement for world union!?? I don’t!

A simple thought like anything else, I found peace in some way or the other by just walking alone, being one with the night, experiencing to many may think mundane, regular & quite a common moment but on those lengthened strides I did, there was serenity unmistakably felt. A slow yet fulfilling flow of stillness through my veins. Unmasked. Pure.

The query baffles me even more, why do we have to search an endless broad thought when we have had it spent in our lonesome times, at the calmness of our minds and the hushed moments stolen by chance!??