3 Nov 2004
how to cross a half-foot ledge on 2 feet
Blazing hot, with only a rusty old structure for cover, stuck in the interiors of Andhra with only your adventurous spirit for company. We got adventurous and trekked upto an anicut; check dam from where the gushing water made quite a pretty sight.An 'anicut' incidentally, is a structure constructed across a stream to raise the water level that can be used for irrigation/drinking. More development learnings..from the rugged terrain itself. The structure I'm talking about was constructed over 150 years ago by an Arthur Cotton...i was, literally, taking a trip down history.
We had to trek a distance to get a birds eye view of the construction...scaling along a half-foot ledge sideways, with a sheer drop below(NGC style). The trick, they say is not to look at the drop below, but focus on your feet (which are a poor diversion anyway when standing on a half-foot of support)
This was definitely one of those moments where the potential of seeing your life flashing before your eyes is heightened to an uncomfortable level. The ledge,not to miss, was 250 years itself, and crumbled with the slightest touch; threatening to give way.
I sometimes get stupidly pensive and wonder how many more such adventures lie in store for me..pushing myself to go a little further with each step..coupled of course with the thrill of having reached a new high. A high which becomes a precedent in itself, a point of no-return of sorts. And there's salvation; from knowing all that can ever be known;in the best way possible.
To salvation, then - one step away.
Current Mood: Thoughtful
Current Music: here comes the sun
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