Anna and I watched the sunset on last Sunday while we were driving back from Vellore. We stopped to watch the sun fade away behind the hill with the sky turning crimson and the dusk setting in. All of this movement took place in less than three minutes. It was so fast that I could not get all the sequences on time! Time moved forward.
We were returning after attending a confirmation service in the morning at St. John’s church and we were still pondering over what we saw and heard at the service. Twelve adolescent boys and girls were welcomed in to the membership of the church following their confession of faith. They moved forward in time.
When awe arrived around 10 pm at our cottage, Daffney our dog, welcomed us with profuse affection. We were away for two days and in those two days, she too has moved on to be even more communicative.
We are people on the move, living with different inner and outer movements that affect and change us.
What is refreshing about it is that every movement is a sign of growth and continuity with profound meanings hidden in the transition.
The fading sun sent out a brilliant array of colours on the sky, while it was on its transitional journey.
We too are endowed with such a prospect of overflowing with grace even when we feel moved by circumstances. A mother who came to visit us with her son told me today, ‘I have become more peaceful through the rough times’. A paradox! It was when the sun was setting the best of colours could be seen on the sky. It is when we let go, there is greater blessings to others!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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