Funny that in my last post....i was talking about how we should look around and see things as we walk....and just a few days later i am reminded that i got to look not only left , right ...front and back ....but also UP and DOWN! hahaha....i will tell you why...
Yesterday....Nantha and i went on our usual hiking at Gasing hill trails....but we just decided to leave about half an hour earlier than the usual time....it was beautiful weather...sunny , and also breezy....Perfect it was....
So...we entered the jungle and walked on....chatting and sometimes just quietly enjoying the greens....touching some of our favorite trees.....we naturally look down most of the time...as we need to walk over roots , rocks...broken branches and so on....and as we reached halfway the trail where the observation tower is ...facing the Shivan temple at the opposite hill....theres a wooden platform build recently....where you can sit on or climb and stand on it to enjoy the view ...and as always we had our short water break....
i sat on the wooden bench and Nantha was standing on the platform looking over at the temple....and i took a sip of water....when i saw a small twig falling on the bushes beside me....and naturally i thought it must have been some monkeys moving on the branches above....and since we just passed about 10 to 15 monkeys along the path....it was nothing to be excited about...
so only after about a few seconds...i decided to look up anyway....expecting to spot another monkey.....and right above my head.....a little high up....on a tree top i saw something big moving...but it looked nothing like a monkey...and i realised it was a bird....for another second i thought it was an eagle because it was huge....and its quite common to see eagles around here....but then finally the picture comes clear.....it was bright beautiful red and blue...with its long and pointed lovely tail feathers ...then i noticed its beaks....by now i knew what i was looking at...and my eyes naturally widened in disbelief.....and i uttered something that sounded like...." huh...? oh .....myyyy goddd...." that caught Nantha's attention and he looked up asking...." What"???
I managed to point my finger up at the branch...then ...i heard another " OHHH myyy GoDDD"
And for the next 5 mins we were both looking up at it......still in disbelieve....A red and blue Macaw ??? at Gasing Hill ?? i didnt even manage to spot one in Taman Negara ?? and here i am sitting just 15 mins walk from my home....looking at the most beautiful bird in the world !! Perched so closely that we dont even need a binocular to see it. Of course we have seen them before in the pet stores ...usually chained up like prisoners of nature...but here.....it was all too different....it was for real ! a wild and free bird....it was simply Divine...!! Plus it was a definitely a lot bigger than the ones in the stores....It was like seeing the image in Bhagavad Gita where the story about 2 Macaws perched on a branch...one eating the fruits and one just observing....
Yeah...so we didn't walk for the next few minutes .... i had no heart to leave the place as the bird was still up there....i was hoping it will fly off ...just to see how beautifully it would spread its wings as it takes its flight....but it didn't....so we decided to walk on...as we need to get out before it gets dark....we cant wait too long....
And as we walked back....i was thinking....what if that little twig hadn't fallen right beside me...what if i didn't think there was anything to look up to.....what if i assumed that twig was just "nothing".........wouldn't i have missed something so beautiful....!? Made me even think if that bird intentionally threw that twig down to catch my attention....saying " hey you...look up...i am here" ?? hahaha...i know i sound mystical....but the world really is mystical....is it not ??
And as we walked out of jungle....we met one uncle who also hikes there regularly....he is in his 70's and still keeping fit....so i excitedly told him what we just saw....and he was so surprised as he had been hiking here for the past 15 years !!! and never seen one ....i thought.....hmmm maybe you missed some twigs that fell on your path....maybe you didnt think it was important to look up.... :):)
...of course i didnt have my camera with me....and that makes the experience even more precious...i guess somethings are not meant to be captured .....only shared...so here i am sharing the beautiful experience with you...
Remember to pay attention....to even a twig....for you have no idea whats behind it ! ! :):)
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