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A TRIP OUT OF TOWN
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They say God opens a window.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eThe monotony of life and life not going the way I wanted it and the twisted ways of people took its toll over me.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eAnd then one friend rang me up and suggested that lets go to mount Abu. My husband was out of town. And I was never the impulsive kind. My decisions have been long planned out thought in my head and mulled over and then executed.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eJust like that I said, without any planning\x3f\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eWhy not she reasoned, tell me why you can\u2019t go. Just let your husband know first.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eI called up my husband and he was very happy for me. Go ahead you need a change he said.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eSo my friend and her three friends decided to go to Abu. I met her friends for the first time in my life,\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eIt was as though destiny had got us together on a warm though pleasant early may morning\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eI did not know them but I immediately felt a warmth emanating from them .it was as though we had been friends for ever,\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eAbu by road is around four hours.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eWe sat in the car and immediately started chatting about inconquenstail things and everyone wanted to be heard and also listened to.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eWe stopped en route for darshan to\x3cspan style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \x3c\x2fspan\x3eAmbajee.wewere never planning to go there. We were supposed to take another route but the driver took a longer route which was close to Ambajee. It was as though it was preordained that Amba Mata wanted to give us her darshan.Our darshan was beautiful and we could gaze at the deity uninterrupted and in peace and our hearts were filled with reverence. There no mad rush which is the hall mark of all pilgrim places. We felt blessed and eternally grateful to Matajee. .\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eWe reached Abu around eleven. We were tired and we thought a snooze before lunch would be welcome. But then we decided that we wanted to spend every moment with each other. We had lunch at the hotel and then we went to the market near Nakki Lake and entered every shop. And we bought fabric for salwar kameezes, saris, bed covers chatted animatedly discussing colors designs and seriously advising what colors look best on each other. In between we exchanged information about our husbands and children. There was total honesty warmth and caring.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eWe went for a Rajasthani dinner at a beautiful restaurant. The winds were blowing. It was and old palace converted into a hotel. Their restaurant was surrounded with old pine tress swaying in the wind. What stories these pine tress would tell I thought to myself. they must have seen generations of people sitting here.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eWe ate the lovely dinner. All thoughts of dieting went down the drain. We ate with our hands, the dal batti the churma and gatta ke sabzi.and then we were too tired to move and also too satiated and happy after that.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eThe next day our routine was the same. We ate chatted walked window shopped and just relaxed and were happy to be each other.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eOur visit was just an overnight stay.\x3c\x2ffont\x3e\x3c\x2fp\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp class\x3dEC_MsoNormal style\x3d\x22\x22\x3e\x3cfont face\x3d\x22Times New Roman\x22 color\x3d\x22\x23000000\x22 size\x3d3\x3eThe next evening we were back home. As I lay on bed I thought of our trip. It wasn\u2019t an adrenalin pumping trip. 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Sometimes when all the doors close in life and life becomes claustrophobic. They say God opens a window. The monotony of life and life not going the way I wanted it and the twisted ways of people took its toll over me. And then one friend rang me up and suggested that lets go to mount Abu. My husband was out of town. And I was never the impulsive kind. My decisions have been long planned out thought in my head and mulled over and then executed. Just like that I said, without any planning? Why not she reasoned, tell me why you can’t go. Just let your husband know first. I called up my husband and he was very happy for me. Go ahead you need a change he said. So my friend and her three friends decided to go to Abu. I met her friends for the first time in my life.we were five women in total. It was as though destiny had got us together on a warm though pleasant early may morning I did not know them but I immediately felt a warmth emanating from them .it was as though we had been friends for ever, Abu by road is around four hours. We sat in the car and immediately started chatting about inconquenstail things and everyone wanted to be heard and also listened to. We stopped en route for darshan to Ambajee.wewere never planning to go there. We were supposed to take another route but the driver took a longer route which was close to Ambajee. It was as though it was preordained that Amba Mata wanted to give us her darshan.Our darshan was beautiful and we could gaze at the deity uninterrupted and in peace and our hearts were filled with reverence. There no mad rush which is the hall mark of all pilgrim places. We felt blessed and eternally grateful to Matajee. . We reached Abu around eleven. We were tired and we thought a snooze before lunch would be welcome. But then we decided that we wanted to spend every moment with each other. We had lunch at the hotel and then we went to the market near Nakki Lake and entered every shop. And we bought fabric for salwar kameezes, saris, bed covers chatted animatedly discussing colors designs and seriously advising what colors look best on each other. In between we exchanged information about our husbands and children. There was total honesty warmth and caring. We went for a Rajasthani dinner at a beautiful restaurant. The winds were blowing. It was and old palace converted into a hotel. Their restaurant was surrounded with old pine tress swaying in the wind. What stories these pine tress would tell I thought to myself. they must have seen generations of people sitting here. We ate the lovely dinner. All thoughts of dieting went down the drain. We ate with our hands, the dal batti the churma and gatta ke sabzi.and then we were too tired to move and also too satiated and happy after that. The next day our routine was the same. We ate chatted walked window shopped and just relaxed and were happy to be each other. Our visit was just an overnight stay. The next evening we were back home. As I lay on bed I thought of our trip. It wasn’t an adrenalin pumping trip. It was a serene peaceful and very happy trip. It just made us feel fresher and in sync with the world and our lives. There is a lot of truth in women bonding .and sometimes the simple pleasures of life are very satisfying and long lasting. And this lovely trip also made me think life is predestined and preordained and God’s benevolent hand is always over us.
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