UNREALISTIC REALITY
When I went to SIDH, I had no clue about what to expect. But a day in the place and I felt at home. There's a certain tranquility about the place, maybe the hills, the peace and quite or simply the people. Everyone is so calm and warm at sidh that at times the goodness radiating from them seems unreal. Yet the beauty of it all is that everyone is SO genuine. After the flash n show of Delhi,its a heady relief!
I enjoyed the little work I did in the 10 days I had, the craft workshops with the school kids, the shram daan, cleaning the hillside of plastic with Tenzin...all in all, this trip has been quite an experience. I've to comprehend what made me feel so good about being at sidh. Was it the feeling of being at one with nature? Was it the students, vastly different from their bratty city counterparts? Or was it just the unrealistic reality of simply being yourself, doing something you enjoy for the sake of just doing it? Guess I'll keep coming back to SIDH to find the answer to that one
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chandni :D
(I guess most of you must be wondering who i am..wel i'm chandni singh, am just starting MSc in environmental studies in Delhi. I'm back after a short stay at sidh. I'v yet to attend a jeevan vidya shivir..but i mean to make that change soon!)
posted by Chandni at 11:05 PM
2 Comments:
he he....u had the experience of doing some hard core social work with tenzin ji as well....huh??
we were lucky enough to do it twice...once just before the shivir started...had a great time...heh...
and yeah...i agree with ya..its the hospitality which takes u in....not only at sidh but in the villages too for we had a chance to live in one for 10 days!!
10:32 AM
It's wonderful to hear you experience Chandni.. as i was only there for the first few days of your stay. I think what touches us so much... is that many of the things deep down that we really aspire for... usually remain just "deep down". Being at SIDH and other places that are striving to make these aspirations a practical reality... is what naturally gives us a feeling of comfort, peace, goodness.
Now, it's tough to bring that back to our "everyday" lives in cities... but, not impossible. There's a great group of people in Delhi... that have already started their own processes...
Let's keep the process going...
11:46 PM
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