I don't remember a time in my life when I did not have any thoughts in my head for more than a few seconds. There is always something churning and most times it is repetitive. Whether it is to do with family, work, kids, lucid dreams, or crazy thoughts, there is always something going on. Today this changed.
From the time I got on the plane, my mind was completely clear. I enjoyed looking at the scene outside and had this calming smile on my face. Like there was nothing else to bother me. The sea was clear, the muddy river left a trail of brown where it met the sea, and the fields were filled with patches of different green like it was a painting, ppl around me we in their zone and the horizon had few clouds, the sun was out. It just looked so fulfilling that I did not need an else.
For someone who is constantly thinking, this was a new experience. It was so different that I could not believe it. Even the kiddo came to my thoughts once. At one moment I actually tried to think about kiddo or recent activities and then it automatically stopped. I did not have to switch it off, it just happened. In the last few months, I have tried vainly to stop thoughts by just couldn't so much so that I have had multiple sleepless nights. So you can imagine how much I liked this.
So what was different today?? I tried something which was on my bucket list for 2 decades. When I was sitting in a typical Sightseeing office, I just saw this activity and said I'll do it without even thinking. I had not even thought of it while planning the vacation Like it was meant to be. Today morning I was picked up by the team and after 30 mins of waiting for others, I reached there, the process was fast, and the instructions were clear. I was literally harnessed by a cool trainer from Birmingham and was led to the plane. Yes, I was all set for my first skydive🙂
We met a group of Indian fun jumpers who fell in love with the sport and took it seriously. Since starting 18 months ago, they have done 90 dives. When we asked how it will be, he said -I can't explain how an orgasm feels to a virgin, so just go enjoy it and tell me how it was😉
Strangely to my surprise, I was not excited or anxious. There was this never-ending smile on my face of contempt and bliss all throughout. So much so that the video guy said, you look really happy and enjoying it, isn't it😄 the 20 mins to get to 13k feet was awesome filled with calm, silence, and looking at the pro divers communicating in sign language. They hardly spoke to us and just a pat once in a while to check if we were ok, probably letting everyone get into their zone.
Once we reached the altitude, I was latched to the tandem diver and watched other fun jumpers dive into the open sky which was so cool. Another tandem diver was scared and somehow went along. When my turn came, I was still calm and happy living in the moment. I followed the instructions clearly.
When we got to the door, there was this slight scare but my smile kinda masks it well. With the right position, we jumped🙂
the next few seconds I don't remember much, too many things happened at the same time. The gushing wind filled my lungs, the noise, the fall, the adrenaline, the views, the instructions, the video..all happened in seconds and I just went with the flow or in this case, fall :)) looking at the pics and video I'm able to recollect few things. Once we reached 5k feet, the parachute was deployed and we suddenly hung up in Air. That was an incredible feeling of lightness and floating in the air like a bird. I just wanted to stay there forever and look at the world below. The feeling was unreal. The instructor made circling moves to stay in the right area which made me a bit dizzy. And we were well-positioned to land. He gave instructions to keep my legs up and let him land, which he did perfectly and missed a big puddle by a foot. I got up with a huge grin and hi-fied him for the fun and ended my jump😄
All throughout there were no thoughts just blank bliss. It felt complete in a strange way. Probably this is what is called peace, forgetting everything and living in the moment enjoying everything around you. Not once I was scared for life, and not once did I think of anything, I was just flying🙂
I am definitely going to do it again and if things go well, get trained for fun jumps on my own. That will be something to look forward to. For now, I'm happy and at peace ✌️
PS: I didn't realize till yday evening that I don't have shoes for the jump as I traveled in my crocs. After roaming for 2hrs I found the only shoe that fit me which was cheap and horrible. Kinda a knockoff of an Adidas knockoff. But it did the job perfectly like everyone else did to make it a great experience 👼
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