Perfection or Imagination

               Perfection or Imagination?
 
 
I was in Cape Town, South Africa in the year 2012 for an official purpose. It was a beautiful day, in the morning it had rained so the road was filled with water here and there.

I was on my bike, riding from my hotel to my office. It was around 9 in the morning, the climate was cool with sun shining brightly. I could even see rainbow in the far away horizon.

I was listening to music from my headphone while enjoying my drive through the almost empty highway. I was passing by a small pond in the city, when my eyes fell on her.

People from nearby area usually come to the pond and sit and talk or do morning exercises. You could see couples hanging out and families sitting around the fence and children playing near their parents.

She too was with her friends sitting near the fence and looking into the water, thinking to herself about something.

I have travelled a lot around the world and I have seen my fair share of beauty but this was something else, completely on a different level. I think this is what they call Kingdom toppling beauty or heavenly beauty.

I pressed the sudden brake and the bike skid on the slippery road and was on the verge of falling sideways but somehow it didn't. By God's Grace there were no vehicle at my back or I would have been a goner.

But I didn't see or cared about all this. I was in a different world, where I could only see her.

Her face was delicate and flawless, as if carved by an artist. Her white dress was fluttering in the air and her long black hair swaying in the wind. She had clear eyes and a charming smile. The slender beauty merely stood there gracefully.

The whole image looked like a fairy had descended from the celestial realm. It could be said that her existence could mesmerise billions.
Her elegant movements and her emotional face, add the chilling flash of light reflecting on her from the water made the scene just too beautiful to behold.

She was so beautiful that one would suffocate. I don't know if it was God or the Devil who made her but whoever it was I would like to thank him for his generosity.

They say that when you fall in love your heart beats faster but for me it was different. I couldn't hear by heart beats nor I could feel my body. I was completely clueless that I was standing in the middle of the highway day dreaming.

It was like my body had short circuited and couldn't move so out of frustration and eagerness to touch her, my soul flew out of my body and went towards her.

Is this love or illusion or am I dreaming, I started questioning myself?

After parking my bike on the side, I mustered up my courage and slowly started walking towards her. There were many people around and it was quite noisy but to my ears all that was like chirping of love bird's.

I can assure you that for a millisecond I even saw a young naked kid with a bow and a heart shaped arrow smiling at me. Any other day, I would have immediately stopped and straight away, would go to a Psychiatrist but today was different.

Even if a Loch Ness monster came out of the pond and started eating people, I wouldn't care and probably now, even it would also look to me like a cute little puppy.

As I was getting closer to her, I could see her more clearly and I can guarantee you that this was a beauty which could make fish forget to swim and birds forget to fly. 

She looked perfect and because of her, everything looked perfect. If I could paint, I would never miss this once in a life time chance.

Where are Van Gogh, Picasso and Monet and why did they leave us so early. Why couldn't one of them be here today. Oh God! If any of them could see this, if any of them could paint this, I wished. I don't know how much my kidney would sell for but I would sell it without a second thought to buy that painting.

(Don't laugh and don't even think about Judging me, you were not there, you didn't see her. So just shut up and read)

I knew, that it was impossible to paint her beauty on a canvas. Only this world could be her canvas where at least some pieces of her beauty could be portrayed. Any fairy tale beauty would pale in comparison with her. Cinderella or Snow White would look like an ugly black toad in front of her and I’m not joking here.

I didn't dare to approach her anymore because I didn't want to be that sinner who broke this heavenly moment.

I stood there motionless staring at her, for how long I don't know but time had no meaning for me here. I hoped if time could freeze and we could eternally stay in this frame together for ever, no one between us and no one to disturb.

She didn't notice at first but then I think as nature's beloved the wind told her about me. She came out of her daze and looked at me and I too was jolted awake from my beautiful dream.

I would never ever forget that moment when our eyes met, I looked into her deep eyes and was completely lost in them. My brain stopped working and I was on the verge of having a breakdown.
I couldn't endure even a second more so somehow I collected all my strength and took my eyes off her and moved back a step and looked down to not lose myself again. I knew that I wouldn't survive a second time if I go through the same situation. My fragile heart almost broke into million pieces there.

I think, she was confused at first due to my gesture and then after a second went past me with her friends. She was so close that I could smell her fragrance, natural and so exotic that whatever resistance was left in me also completely surrendered. It was intoxicating, like a drug which I couldn’t get enough of. I don’t know how heaven would smell like but whatever it could never compare to her aroma.

I couldn't say anything to her but my heart definitely did say "We will meet again because you are mine" and I believe she heard that as she stopped and looked at me with a smile so beautiful which would even leave the devil with no soul.