"The sun came out after ages today. Its mellowed rays reached me only in sight. I saw a whole canvas get painted from black to white. It felt like a miracle of sorts. I had almost forgotten what sunrise felt like. Winters don't seem to be too kind to my slumbers at night.

It got me thinking. Nature makes it look so easy to shadow the dark with light. In life, one cannot even replace the two in paint and paper, let alone in relationships.

Perhaps, what it strives to teach us is the change which is the only constant binding factor. You knew this fact so well. You imbibed it so easily, it seemed like second nature for you.

When the sun was finally out, I went back inside. Though the greenary seemed more green and the bloom seemed more vibrant, they did not interest me. I had already seen and experienced a better scenery. For what can be more enthralling than change?"

- Akshata Mishra