Chinese believe in omens, and thats´s why we take much care in details, like which things to see first upon entering our home, which way to take as "not to disturb" what we consider as yin places like hospitals etc and even what chanel to leave the TV off just to make sure the first thing we see upon turning it on again is only awesome programs.
And as to that, even my choice of tea on New Years Day: one light Tie Guan Yin and one dark, which I drank in a tea glas to see the color better, where the light one sparkled beautifully with olive green color and giving out taste so harmonious & calming to drink, and the dark one which is of copper color and has such delicious citrus after taste gives me strength and energy I need for this year again, a complete tastes representing a very well balanced year all throughout 2012, which hopefully will be full of good fortunes and wisdom to learn.
Yes, everything has to potray good fortunes ... and that´s why I enjoy taking notes as to which thing catch my attention first every New Years Day, ... but the thing with me is: there can be whatever undesirable sights among others, but guess what ... my eyes will only noticed the pleasant things to look at. Is that consider good omen? well, I don´t care ... it does make my days start finely and end wonderfully, and I guess that´s what counts most.
Anyway, while waiting for my train on New Years Day, I got this magical moment for 10 seconds ... a very rare moment. These pigeons in the Stockholm Central Station are always up by the roof avoiding waiting passengers on the platforms and in- and outcoming trains, and therefore never once could I get any picture of them before, which I thought was a pity as I always thought specially city pigeons are mesmerizingly beautiful in some way. They´re kind of tough in some way.
Anyway, on the New Years Day, I missed my train in a matter of a second only ... what does it mean?!? I thought to myself ... and for some moment I was left there alone, without any other passengers or trains coming and going (which is usually pouring none stop otherwise), and there they were ... the reason why I missed my train .... these lovely pigeons flew down to the platform I was standing on, and freely enjoyed the otherwise rarely deserted platform.
Luckily, it´s now almost a habit having a camera on hand, and then, the magical seconds was over, and new passengers and the next trains came, and they flew away to the roof again, but surely that moment is some encounter I will never forget for as long as I live. These pideons were so incredibly beautiful in such unexpected sudden silence it feels like the time has stopped for 10 seconds, and ...
I was back a little girl again looking out the window every afternoon to get a sight of the pigoens on our neigbor´s roof. I was just a tiny little girl then and couldn´t really count yet, but they looked like hundreds in my eyes, and I would remember what my parents used to say that pigeons brings bountiful blessings and awesome events, and I will close my eyes and wished the pigoens will indeed bring me hundreds of blessings and awesome events ... well mostly chocolates, candies and kid´s stuffs by then, naturally.
.... and so even at the station, ...I wished the pigeons would continue bringing me bountiful of blessings and wonderful events .... and continued tea happiness! ... and so to all of you too!! And peace to everyone, peace to the world!
... for chadao ....
Photo: En Kopp Zen Tehus
