I’m sure what I write here has been already put to different words, sentences, and songs by many other human beings. I realize there’s been a good reason for this effort by them. For that reason, I, also, like to contribute, to join-in, to share, and to sing the melody in my words, with my voice.
By planning and unwillingly meeting only a few of the special friends – those I haven’t really gone out camping with – I knew we will be facing a structurally simple day, and an opportunity to get closer to each other in feelings and the mind. It was early Wednesday morning when our group met in front of “Jamshidiyeh Park”.
The laughing and the warmer dialogs did not start until the cloud of doubt about why others are late vanished and were forced to give room to the light of determination and warm-smiling to the experience a head of us. The light shone on both our small group’s heart and the park environment, making the autumn trees look happier while letting go of their tired orange leaves on this quiet day. Our initial path through the park was carpeted by the orange and brown leaves and gray medium-sized pieces of stone that make this park famous in the city. We were now heading for top of Kolakchal, a short mountain beautiful as hundreds of other similar places around the city of Tehran.
As we walked along, we saw trees with their bent branches beautifying the scenery. The breeze did not make us cold but it did not make us warm either. We walked to the end of the park where the pavement of gray stones eventually faded out just to be replaced with more walkable mountain soil. But both this pavement and the scenery was to switch to something more exciting and honorable with in the next kilometer. We felt hard big rocks below our shoes, and a few powerful thunderstorms, and lots of rain above our heads. I enjoyed its every moment while exchanging smiles and short talks with others.
While going through the rain, walking, and climbing over the rocks and sometimes feeling something shaking our heart – the thunderstorm – I could feel the pure honest energy flowing in and around us. I have to admit walking with good friends, eating sunflower seeds, and sometimes listening to Aidin’s music through his battery-charged 20 Watt speakers really influenced me with its simplicity in joy. Sometimes you know that you have so many common things with valuable friends but you just don’t have the right tools to show why you think so, to show that you have discovered them. For that, trust needs be given and action taken. Now I knew these people are among the good people that I want to have further contact and more direct relationship with. The trip had given me a more touchable opportunity.
The weather had grown cold, the sky more dull. The natural mountain environment on this autumn day didn’t stop us from taking good photos though. It was a small celebration. Everything went well at the end of our climbing, and at the last mountain camping-station! We took off our wet rainy clothe and left them to dry-up. We bought some biscuit from the small lonely buffet at the station. Then we ate lunch and talked, and we drank hot tea too. During all these we exchanged positive talks and feelings. The sun was coming out. It was time to return. So at 1:45 PM, after a 2 hour stay at the station we started our climbing down. Since the group had good interaction the long distance was soon traveled and gave way to some short and sweet walking. Now Aidin’s MP3 music was more influencing.
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I don’t want to talk about all details of our climbing – either up or down – nor am I interested to stress the details of the last part of our trip (the walking, which was very beautiful and memorable) because I think the point has already been made, or so I hope. But what I do want to stress is that by taking advantage of moments and minutes to freely experience something social and new, either complex or more simple, you become younger at heart and at face. I like to try this more and give more way to those who want to walk into my life and put their heart next to mine in order to help make a bigger more worthy strength and energy, which will make it more sensible to feel the precious caliber of life with truth!
Thank you Morteza for taking beautiful photos!
/Bamshad\
