To see a World in a Grain of Sand

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand

And a Heaven in a Wild Flower

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand

And Eternity in an hour”

William Blake

How profound these lines are!

Nature always teaches me humility. Every part of the natural world is significant and connected.  A single grain of sand has endured scores of experience which I can never imagine of! As soon as my brain is enlightened about this fact, all my anxiety goes away.

It was evening. The sun was at the western horizon.

To quote Claude Monet: “To see, we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at.”

I walked  around the vast serene beach to welcome every scene with an open heart, loosening my control on everything I already understood! I noticed the very small things; the mind perceived them in a very different perspective.

Nature is the best artist.

Ahh! These patterns gave me food for thought.

The following morning presented another set of allusions.

I encountered Life and Death in these washed away objects.

There was no rush to define anything with conclusion.

The small and the ordinary expanded to the infinite and eternal.

8 thoughts on “To see a World in a Grain of Sand

  1. While going through the series, I reckon the 12 years old Leonardo da Vinci; abandoned by his parents and society, looking for answers in patterns, textures, and formations of nature in a small village called, Vinci.

    I am mesmerised to think about the delicate observations and inner feelings you had while exploring nature, trying to solve a huge puzzle, and looking into your inner self cascading like streams to enjoy the journey.

    I must say, you truly enjoyed this process, and of course, while preparing this series, you must have fumbled a number of times to curate the images and to write the proper words that could describe them.

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    1. Dear Santanu ,

      Your thoughts and words have instilled and reinvigorated confidence in me! Yes, I truly enjoyed the process; I bow down with total humility to Mother Nature.

      Thank you so much for your kind perusal. Stay blessed.

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  2. So artistically depicted the serenity of nature ! It is not merely a fleeting feeling of calm but a deep, enduring state of peace that arises from acceptance, mindfulness, and alignment with your higher self or divine presence.

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  3. Amazing experience after viewing such dynamic beauty constantly reshaped by different patterns of colours and changing light of sunset and sun rise thus creating a sense of timelessness .

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