Serenity

In the cool of the evening, on a Wednesday in June, I walked down the road of my new neighbourhood somewhere in the heart of Africa.
At the end of this road is a large acre of land; not much of a meadow, but at least with a good number of trees.

Over there I settled for a while as I watched birds of different kinds flop to their nest. I saw some sought of birds with something like Pony-tail, others with a tint of pink on their feathers and then the regular ones that I know. They were amazing.

As I walked a little further, I saw some peasant farmers harvesting spinach and tying them into bundles. I greeted them in their native language Sanu! And that made them happy and me too.

I stood for a while a stone throw from them and watched them thoughtfully. I took a deep breath and turned to go back home. But then some herds’ men I viewed from afar off were already into my way and coming towards us with their herds of cattle and so I had to wait for them to pass down.

When they were passed, I set to walk home but it became a little windy and with the gentle move of the trees and wild lilies I felt some kind of peace within me. It felt awesome how this natural environment brought me much serenity.

As I walked home, the peace this scenery brought me reminded me of God my creator. It tells me of the peace He naturally wants for me if I will choose it.

The lesson I learnt that day was that the things God created and nature itself is peaceful. But it is only amazing to see how sophisticated I have made it for myself by not realizing that. And since that day I chose to live at peace even in the uncertain world. I look at nature in it’s simplicity and apply it to any complexity I have. I don’t know how and I can’t explain any further but

Peace! Peace! Peace! Became the order of my day.