(This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. I am writing this month on activities that keep me refreshed during these depressing days. It's Day 14 today.)
India went into a three-week shutdown on March 25. Now it has been extended to May 3. Initially, I felt the stay-at-home a welcome change. But not before long, perceptions of 'captivity' and 'imprisonment' began creeping up.
Nothing more miserable than locking up oneself in the house, not for a few hours but, for days on end. Finally, it was time to step out to get the essentials.
The walk up to the neighbourhood department store was a whiff of fresh air. Perked up, I realised how the concrete confines sequestered me from nature. I decided, henceforth, I must be out of my house at least for a minimum of half an hour every day.
As I go for my morning walk/jog, while the fresh air (pollution is really down now) along with the rays of the morning sun pumps in energy into the body, the lush greenery of the shrubs and trees along the perimeter invigorates the mind.
The proximity to nature is not just about the liveliness it brings. That's something that I have experienced before too. What the recent 'lockdown escapades' made me realise was how nature is important to us. After all, in this "new normal" we are getting used to, nature is having the last laugh, isn't it?
Nothing more miserable than locking up oneself in the house, not for a few hours but, for days on end. Finally, it was time to step out to get the essentials.
The walk up to the neighbourhood department store was a whiff of fresh air. Perked up, I realised how the concrete confines sequestered me from nature. I decided, henceforth, I must be out of my house at least for a minimum of half an hour every day.
As I go for my morning walk/jog, while the fresh air (pollution is really down now) along with the rays of the morning sun pumps in energy into the body, the lush greenery of the shrubs and trees along the perimeter invigorates the mind.
The proximity to nature is not just about the liveliness it brings. That's something that I have experienced before too. What the recent 'lockdown escapades' made me realise was how nature is important to us. After all, in this "new normal" we are getting used to, nature is having the last laugh, isn't it?