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Dear Valley,
After the heavy rain yesterday, there is a softness in the air now. The little extra moisture feels like a gentle touch of affection; an invitation to slow down.
What is it here that makes it very different from any other place? How is it that in this aggressive, materialistic world, a place like this continues to exist? It is really difficult for a child to grow up without being compared and judged… When every step is measured and compared by the adults around.
Being part of The Valley feels so different! There is no measurement here. Nobody is preferred more. Your hands are wide open to embrace everybody as they are. It is indeed here that one feels invited to explore the structure of the ‘self’ in relation to everything that exists around. Isn’t it interesting, this idea of two movements—one that flows inward as well as outward? Not separating oneself from the mundane?
Amidst nature, I have observed people recognizing the value in silence. Maybe it helps us all realize that we are all just small parts of the bigger intelligence that has been in operation.
The shades of deep green all around, the flowers in different seasons, the music of the birds, the streams, the gentle wind, the many different forms in clouds during sunsets, the stormy evenings—it all feels like a performance by a great artist!
Even when there is a crisis all around, I hope we will be able to keep aside the self and live for the other. At such times, we can only turn to you and learn from what you have to offer. How beautifully you embrace the new—shedding away the past. We only wish we could learn to renew ourselves the way the trees grow new leaves every year.
I am grateful to have met you.
Wish you a very Happy Birthday!
Sukalpo
27th June 2021
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