Let it Snow
I have taken it for granted.
All the while it was just a cognitive appreciation…I thought that snow was just like the stuff that comes out of the freezer. Cold to touch, water molecules turned to solid state, devoid of its fluid properties otherwise nothing much fancy.
But having the firsthand experience to form a snow ball on my hands, teeter unto the slushy surface of sheer whiteness, feel the flakes caress my face, taste the blast of subzero flurry brought back a childlike fascination in me… it was an experience I have never expected.
It is one thing to imagine snow; it is totally different when you’re actually basking in it. No words could capture the sensation. No description could give justice to the overwhelming feeling.
It is like being a child playing his toy for the very first time.
Suddenly all my childhood fascination rushed back… all those questions that lingered back then suddenly had an answer… and what a resounding reply it was.The memories of wondering of a boy from the tropics came flooding back… the scene in the Avalanche express, the first few pages of Cat in the Hat, a Murder scene in a Agatha Christie’s novel, the Sesame Street swap, the Ski chase of James Bond in For Your Eyes Only, the rampaging icy blocks of Mt Everest in IMAX, the meaning of White Christmas ….
So at long last this is what snow is all about…So amazing.. So chilling…So awesome
And I thank you Ne and Jeff for that unforgettable experience..
