SAKURA

It was an usual Saturday Morning. I was staying at my friend`s place to spend the weekend in Tokyo. That Saturday (dated 29/03/2008), friend was supposed to go for a lunch to his senior Japanese colleague`s place. I was alone almost full day. What to do?
Thought let us have lunch in Indian restaurant called "Mumbai" and then roam around for some time and return back.
I got ready and went for lunch. Full course luch was perfect for that perfect Saturday afternoon. I was fully satisfied and loaded.
Though we had planned to go for Sakura viewing( Cherry blossom) the next day, I got curious as the streets in that area were flooded with the large number of people. I could not stop myself and become one in the crowd.
I wasnt knowing at all what I was going to get to see and save in the memory which will never be deleted till the end of life.
As I reached a small bridge and looked the both side..Ohh my my....the trees of the Sakura were blossomed with pure white colour, thier reflection in water was yelling the same divinity and river was the luckiest one at that moment to have Sakura trees along its banks. People were boating quietly, couples were kissing each other keeping the nature as the witness for their love. Many were taking snaps of Sakura.. the biggest pride of Japan and Japanese people. And why should not it be...If you see it, I think there are no enough words to describe it..I also started my clicking and went on clicking clicking cliking...
Then I headed for Kudanshita Garden, Tokyo. That also left me memsomrised by its beuty but not surprised as I was expecting the same. It was like dream coming true for me as I had heard a lot about Sakura since childhood, also from my Japanese sensei and saw pictures of it here and there. I had a big wish to enjoy Sakura once in lifetime and that was now becoming the reality.
The people had gathered there in garden with their families. They all were busy clicking the pictures of Sakura. Children were lying along small river observing the fishes in the water and reflection of Sakura. Many people had come prepared their lunch boxes along with the cans of Beers. Everyone was in the peaceful state of oneness with nature. Forgeting all the worries of daily fast and dry life..
I also got myself clicked twice by japanese people( No alternative, as I was alone I had to request Japanese..I tried to impress them with my Japanese skills...ha ha)
I spent some time observing a very different kind of nature from that of India. Though I always considerd that our India is quite rich in nature compared to Japan but this time it was not the same thoughts. If nature has been very cruel to Japan in terms of earthquakes, volcanos, extreme weather conditions, they have the supreme boon in terms of Sakura. It is their land and if you see Sakura fron Japanese point of view, there is undoubtedly extreme pride in the mind...
I had got what I wanted..it was a very prestigeous day for me..
My thoughts were unstoppable while returning..
I was doing only one thing...
that was click click click...