Spice of Life: Nature’s orchestra, always at your disposal

Often, it is the gentlest of melodies that lingers in one’s heart. The gentle tapping of the spoon on the glass by Zeenat Aman in the prelude to the evergreen hit, “Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko”, the sound of the Hooghly river water striking against the boat in the song, “Kuch To Log Kahenge”, or the symphony of the raindrops striking against the roof in the song, “Rim Jhim Rim Jhim”, still reverberate in my heart even years after I first heard them. I made this unexpected discovery a couple of days back, in my sixth decade of life, when I decided to add a morning walk to my cluttered and over-crowded schedule. The sound of the gentle breeze blowing through the Peepal trees seemed to strike a hitherto undiscovered melody. A distant jingle of a cigarette lighter echoed in my memory with a gentleman by the name of Dev Anand singing, “Main Zindagi Ka Saath Nibhaata Chala Gaya.” May I add to this, “Har Fikr Ko Baarish Mein Udata Chala Gaya”!