THE RED SUN
W e left for our Tai Chi camp (at Lonavala) slightly after 7 yesterday morning. We were a group of some twenty participants and we had left Mumbai in four separate cars. I was in Rakesh Menon’s (our Tai Chi teacher) car. It was an exceptionally peaceful morning… While on Vashi bridge, I sighted the red Sun on the distant horizon. “So amazing… Simply magical!” I exclaimed referring to the Sun. Then, something prompted me to say this: “How small we all look here before this glorious Creation!” Rakesh sir, just looked at me and smiled! With that smile, we left the spiritual quest alone… Sun came up every morning, wearing the same stunning attire for thousands of years… So, why would anyone need a reminder about how mighty the Sun was… and how small we all seemed before him? “Gaze at the red Sun for a few moments,” Rakesh sir suggested, “It’s good for the eyes.” The ‘few moments’ swiftly passed by… Sun was fast slipping into a brighter attire… a whi...