As I walk deep inter forest sunlight filters through the trees above me, enabling a pattern of light and shadow to fall on the ground . Air smells like moss and pine ,it feels like a warm blanket wrapping around me. Although I'm all by myself.
With each step there is a sound beneath my feet as they crush the leaves and twings, that almost sound like my heart beat. There are tall trees with twisted branches, rooted in one place, silent,but separate from everything around them.
Then a gentle breeze moves through the leaves, and I heard a soft, snoothing voice almost like the forest itself is speaking to me . Following the sound, I found a old sage sitting calmly on a mossy stone. The sage's eyes are kind and as I approached, sage's eye's met mine and he smiled and begin to talk .
His voice is calm and snoothing, filled with wisdom, " Loneliness isn't the curse, but a sign that you haven't fully connected to the world around you".
I stopped, letting the meaning of those words sink in. I looked around and truly saw the forest for the first time. The trees, which once seemed to be alone , now appear to be connected by their roots, forming a complex, hidden network underground. These roots are interwoven together, linking each tree to other. In a way , I hadn't noticed before.
At that moment, my view of the forest changed. Trees went from disconnected to a vibrant community , where every tree has its own role to play. And I realise that I'm a part of this community too.
All life seemed present around me , and most importantly, I could feel the energy of woods running through me making me realise that there was something greater than myself out there.
The loneliness that weighed me once starts to lift and instead, I feel a strong sense of belonging. What I now understood is that my feelings of being alone originated from not seeing the connections that made me a part of the world.
Like the trees, my life is connected to many others, creating a vast web of relationship and experiences that have made me, who I am now.
As I stand there, the sage's gentle words echo's in my mind, his wisdom flowing through the rustling leaves and the soft breeze. I took a deep breath, the forest air while it fills my chest, the feeling of warmness, pushing away the loneliness. Loneliness no longer has a place here.
I know, I'am not alone, but part of something much bigger. As I close this chapter in my mind, there is a lesson that remains with me as conversation ends ; Honest connections,it is not only about socializing with others; it comes from the knowledge, appreciating and accepting the connections that unite us , which will lead towards complete wholeness.
