the beauty in mundane
In a fast-paced world like the one we are in, we tend to overlook the beauty in simple moments of our life. I realized this when I went to enjoy my holidays in my beautiful village nestled in Odisha. Traveling there after so many months made me nostalgic and overwhelmed about how much had changed in such a short period of time. I went about to open the huge old latch of our bungalow and struggled for about 15 mins trying to pry it open. It was at that normal, or much to say, mundane moment that I noticed the specialty of that antique latch. It had a delicate and intricate design etched into its surface- tiny vines and leaves intertwined in a way which would practically be impossible to notice unless looked upon very closely. As I worked on it, I noticed the fact that this humble latch which worked on a simple mechanism, wasn't just a piece of metal. It was a piece of life's story. It had witnessed countless sunrises and sunsets, greeted visitors and safeguarded my home for so m...