Somewhere Above The Clouds
Nepal
Continuation of the story:
There were times when it was so hard to pull myself out of the sleeping bag early in the morning that it triggered unwanted thoughts like: “Never, ever in my life, would I do something like this again!”
In the mornings, it was unusually cold, and I could see steam coming out of my mouth, while I was exhaling, the water in the thermos would freeze into icicles during the night, and it was hard to breathe, not to mention that I managed to get sick! BUT!!! Only when I stepped outside and interacted with the world, did I realize, how beautiful it all was! I would let the mountain air (low in oxygen) into my lungs, and all the gloomy thoughts that were dragging me down would instantly disappear. I felt great and peaceful!
Himalaya’s views are breathtaking, mind-blowing, enigmatic and so unreal! When you stand on top of “your mountain", it seems like you know the answers to all the questions that torment you. There is an opportunity to look at your life from a distance - critically and soberly. You clearly see all the pros and cons. You can also see when you focused on the wrong goals and how ineffective it was.
People ask me: Why did you decide to climb the mountains? Indeed… why deliberately take risks, experience hardships? And only in the mountains, you understand, it is in those moments when you risk - you really live: here and now! Only in the mountains, I’ve experienced life more acutely. I definitely didn’t go there to end my life! On the contrary - I wanted to fully ENJOY life, to purify my senses, and become a little bit happier from the realization that I AM and I LIVE!
Even though my journey to Nepal, the most extraordinary place on the planet, has ended, the memories will probably not let go of me for a long time. The Himalaya shocked me with its cosmic energy and triggered a stream of thoughts and emotions from the depths of my subconscious.
I feel a little different - stronger, not only physically, but also mentally. Spirit and will, tempered in the mountains, began to gradually manifest themselves in other life situations that are not related to the mountains. During these three weeks, I have sacrificed what I was used to, but only experiences like these can bring internal changes.
Three weeks have passed like one moment and now it's even hard to say whether this experience really happened, or did I just dream of it? But once again, I can clearly hear the ringing of the bells from the passing yaks. I see myself somewhere above the clouds, and I realize that it was a truly happy experience!
My journey to the foot of most inaccessible and mysterious peak of the world fundamentally changed my understanding of the meaning of life. Just living, just walking, just loving, and just being IS the very meaning of life, which everyone is so desperately looking for. Namaste!
