Ornate Wanders : ... Their Walks Down The By-Lanes Of Imagination...

It is believed that nothing can travel faster than human imagination, where a person can swim on the Australian shores at this moment and sit at a coffee shop in Italian Alps the next minute. It is all about feeling good for a few moments, away from the ennui of modern day urban living. Unless one is an aspirant Marco Polo or Ibn Battuta, most of the parts of the world remain in the wish list of those who love visiting exotic places. It is a tad easier now with the internet media, though. Friends and strangers share photos of nature from all corners of the world, and a web search immediately fetches the pictures. As we studied geography in school, the tropical forests or temperate grasslands or the freezing deserts stayed in many of us. And many of these images from those chapters made their way into these stories. There is a child in each one of us - anything we see, any picture that we like, or any sound of nature we hear, our imaginations float wide. What if we could really be at the location to relish the beauty? What if we could be there for some time for a full vacation, with friends or near and dear ones? We all have different perspectives on life. What is still common for all of us is the willingness to feel good. Two people, either good friends or just strangers could meet in some scenic spot and exchange their ideas. This was the fancy where most of the short stories came to my mind when I penned them, or freely typed them, to be technically accurate. These stories were just such 'fancy dumps', comprising of to be some reflections from the past, some contemporary stories, some events from yesteryears (however uneventful it might have seemed when it happened), and some nostalgic yearns too - all put into a soup samovar to mingle and serve a warm soup. If just these sojourns in mind resonate with some of my readers and make them start traversing the realms they love, then why not give it a try? That's all that this book is about. Not every story needs to have an action or thrill - there may be some interest in the lack of dramatic thrills and have a chance to sit back and relax in the deluge of serenity of nature, leaving aside all worries and drudgery for a while. I didn't have any specific person or persons in mind for the characters 'he' and 'she' in the stories, nor did I have any target reader in mind. Peace and happiness are on everybody's mind, either in the forefront or in the background. Day to day chores and issues gradually tangle us into moments of discomfort, but even as a layman in psychology or philosophy, I feel we can break free for a few moments and unwind. If some of these stories are the companions of my readers for such unwinding moments, I will feel highly rewarded. Just a few moments of 'feel good' are precious and I would love to welcome all to relish that.

• | Author: Nilayan Basu
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Oct 03, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 158 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1721864008
• | ISBN-13: 9781721864003