Two scenes...
1) Wandering around Bath in UK, it was 6 pm, I was alone, cold, and
broke. Found a burger king and splurged on a hot chocolate to warm
my freezing hands, but decided to walk and drink it at the same
time. It was a quiet night, hardly anyone on the streets, those
streets on stone tiled during Roman times. I was looking at the
stone streets when suddenly I heard a bell toll and looked up. And
I saw a chapel beautifully lit in a soft white light and the sky, a
deep blue behind. And I remember being stunned by the entire
moment, bells ringing, an almost empty street, a glowing white
chapel in front of me and it was as if time stood still. It's a
magic moment and until now, I will never forget it.
2) Sunset at Sri Lanka, Negombo beach. In my entire life, I have
never seen a sunset as glorious as this one. Was standing there
next to my husband, the beach was crowded with people. There were
no seats for them, all of them in groups, in pairs, alone just
standing there looking at the sun set ahead. Have you ever seen a
completely empty sea? No vessels, no islands, just a sea with
roaring waves stretch out to the horizon and how it slowly turns
colour as the sun turn bloody red and turned the entire sea and sky
red. And the entire beach became silent, literally, the crowd
stopped their conversations as if to respect the sacred moment. The
children who were playing soccer sat down in a row to look at the
sunset... it was like the beginning of the world, or the end, the
moment the sun sinks below the horizon and the sky turns a deeep
blue. and then ALL of a sudden, it is like you can breath again,
and the noise returns.
