REACHING HIGHER GROUND

Many times in life, it's the calculated risks that we take, that will get us to higher levels in life. We can always be smug and spend our time at the same level, but to push forward and go higher, many times the path would be adventurous and risky.

During our trip on this cable car in Langkawi, our guide told us after we finished this tour, as to how the cable car on one occasion, had got stuck in the middle and had remained still and suspended for hours. The visitors had gone through real panic and some of them had even missed their flights too, but all had finally come out safe. 

This is sometimes what we see as the flip side in life too.

When it comes to taking risks, I think the three women in my family are way ahead. I think too much.

Location: Langkawi Sky Bridge.

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FIXING OUR BOAT

The best way to fix our boat is to figure it out ourselves, in tune with the frequency and rhythm of our lives. While on the shore of the sea of life, the boats of many others will appear in the distance. We can wave to those in them and watch them as they wave back, and get a whimsical pleasure as we get from watching movies.

 

These could give us ideas to fix and a vicarious satiation of having fixed, but we cannot take their paths. We can even choose to close our eyes to them too, as the vicarious vibrations would be needed only when we yearn for another movie break. And yes, what's life without some of these vibrations of pleasure. But our boat is best when it's in our own hands.

Location: Black Sand Beach, Langkawi, Malaysia.

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THE BAT CAVE IN LANGKAWI - A RISKY VISIT IN 2018

With the pandemic that we are into now, I am not sure whether anyone will venture inside this bat cave again. I had been there just after the NIPAH virus outbreak in Thailand in 2018. Will I venture into that place again? Never. Bats have become such lovable creatures world over :)

My wife was very livid with me when I ventured into the cave very much against her wish. She, my sister and my daughter stayed out while I went inside along with the other visitors. Looking back, it was a big risk that I had taken that time.

Cameras were not permitted inside and we never not even allowed to flash our mobile phone lights as it could disturb a huge swarm of bats hanging above us on the roof of the cave. But some of the visitors still flashed the lights and that way I got to see the huge swarm of bats above me. I don't have any photographs of these bats but those images what I saw, still flash through my mind. I felt creepy later when my wife told me that anything that dropped off the bats' bodies could land directly on the visitors below.

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THE LANGKAWI SKY BRIDGE, MALAYSIA - A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF NATURE

This was a unique and great experience, going up and down the rope way in Langkawi Island in Malaysia.  A beautiful piece that has emanated out of a lot of effort. I loved the view of the mountains and the sea from the top. What a view!!!

I think I liked everything in this setup except the bridge itself. I thought it should have had a nice natural canopy covering, instead of a metal structure left exposed in the sun.

We had the opportunity to walk down from the top of the mountains through the thick forest's greenery and reach the white bird like shelter you see in the snap. We took the return up by a guided lift vehicle, as we were all zapped off energy to walk all the way up.

A place like this takes us very close to nature. Often, the stillness of nature gives us an opportunity to connect with our inner self in a much better way, as we soak in tranquility in those moments.

This white winged shelter, almost looks like a white bird taking off in the green mountain backdrop.