There is an unspoken happiness when we are so absorbed, that nothing can disturb our focus. I’ve known to smile to myself in one of those sublime moments, as have many others. Those moments for some become their life’s longing.
Such people intrigue and hold my attention. I’m almost envious of their focus, and their commitment to their cause. Madness of a kind- to let it consume you. The richest kind of people, the energy that surrounds them and the glow on their faces, instills in me a deep desire to get to know them, and perhaps have some of their magic rub off on to me.
The Aranmulla Kannadi mirror makers are perhaps a handful of people in the world, to have the exclusive rights to make this choice. This is a Love that you cannot choose, it chooses you, you have to be born into it. My next item on a very small wishlist. Actually, this would be number 2 on my list. https://youtu.be/FAd2zmj9ajI?si=Dsj81UNcAFjy-72F
And then there’s the flute makers https://youtu.be/ftltGIElKY0?si=4XqUwAwje7byH3g- Perhaps not on my wishlist, but definitely arouses my curiosity, as it’s an instrument that can penetrate my heart with its sounds. Carry me away. Invoke surrender.
They fascinate me, these kinds of people. You meet them in the Karigars who craft with purpose. Thank goodness the Industrial Revolution did not destroy everything. The engagement to their craft is supreme, and when they are working, the external does not matter, for the internal is so absorbed in its task, that it creates its own world.
My heart yearns to feel such joy again. My hands have not forgotten the feeling of my creative endeavors. The colors, the cords, the paint, the brushes, the fabric, the sitting up all night doing my deed! Indeed, I know the feeling, and while the feeling is not lost, I am.
Maybe I can make a fresh start. Maybe just start with writing? Putting pen to paper, finger to keyboard, instead of burdening my brain with what longs to be set free and to flow?
Veenu Banga
10/15/2025
10:49 pm
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