my sight withdrew.. i felt my body being pushed or shaken rather very vigourously.. the sound of some cries reduced and became a nil.. i regained my vision, but somehow was finding things to be too silent..
my kith and kin were shaken.. i could see them lament over my body.. i felt myself to be flying away from them, though my body remained laid there.. i tried getting back near my body, but i felt like getting pulled away.. when i turned back to see who or what was pulling me, i saw i was about to hit the ceiling.. i closed my 'eyes'.. an instant later i found myself way above my building where i stayed..
i saw some people with me.. but could not clearly make out their faces.. or could only roughly see an outline with some orange and white coloured figures..
i heard them speak something to me, and was surprised how i am able to hear.. they read my 'mind' and one of them told me "when you generally dream during your sleep, how did you hear to the conversation in your dreams? similar is the case here..". Seeing me puzzled, it went on to further tell me "this is the Astral Plane.. not in the physical plane which you think it is.. "
there was a clear unease happening in me.. immediately a huge bird came in front of us and greeted the others and immediately picked me with its beak and started flying.. i tried freeing myself only to realise that i did not how to "fight it out" , and got to terms that i am not at a physical level.. also it gave me a strength that i am not going to be eaten away by that giant bird..
i was chucked away into some other location, somewhat hazy again.. i could not construe anything around again.. there seemed darknes.. i could not even feel myself.. i could clearly understand that this is something unimagined of.. i was worried whether this was some eternal trap.. and felt like crying only to realise i cant..
"Son.."- came a voice.. i clearly could see nothing.. a small streak of light made its way in.. constantly changing from white to orange to green and back to orange, the voice spoke further.. "fear not.. u are in no trap.."
"oh.. im seriously glad i could find someone.. who or what are you ? "- i asked, ofcourse with a fear whether i will lose this "new-found-friend.."
"i am your oldest friend.. in fact by asking who i am, you are asking who you are.. i am you.."- said the voice.
i immediately realised i was getting an answer from the voice each time i just "think", though i dont blurt it out..
"ok, then who am i.. i dont even know who i am and what i do.." - i told rather helplessly understanding i am having no physical form to be identified with..
"i told u right, u r me..".
"im pretty confused here.. whats happening.. i cant comprehend.." - i despaired.
" u knw finite automata right.. u could comprehend it.. its as simple as that.. your state has now changed.."
i suddenly felt an energy in me and i felt happy, some strange feeling.. i was all 'smiles'..
i told myself "wow, i have the capacity to understand a lot.." and immediately a sunken feeling set in..
"your ego gives u tihs sunken feeling.. give up thinking about urself.."
"how do i do that ? " immediately i noticed i am able to see some face in that light-energy-figure..
The voice responded to my puzzled look, "these are characterstic changes.. even you look the same to me as what i look to you..".
i was impatient and asked "what am i to do here "
"u are energy.. and i am the source of energy.. many such energies have already merged together and thats what u see me as.. now u may merge in me if u wish,,"
"WISH? in case i dont want to ?"
The voice told "hmm.. i give u a choice.. u can go back to your physical body.. but u will have to come back to me later, which is unavoidable.."
"oh i have to come back ? "- thus i could not decide..
"you may go back.. ensure u r of help to all.. i will call u back to me later.."
The light intensity reduced slowly.. and then got fully diminished..
i felt being carried away..
i could suddenly spot my building.. my mind shouted "wow, back to physical plane.."
I could now see the giant bird which was carrying me in its beak.. it threw me from above the building..
It told me "your dream is over for today.. go back to the physical plane.. adieu.."
i got up with thud.. tension clearly writ.. saw SAI's Pic on the wall, and told "phew, thanks!"
Swami from the Pic smiled back , i felt..
MOM called out to me "anand... coffee ??"
"mummyyy"- i shouted and ran towards her.. a sigh of relief..!!!
