I switched, because it mattered.... :)

It was 5 in the morning when I heard the birds chirrup, singing some melodious songs and flying from the branch of one tree to another. Meanwhile, some people were ready; all set to go to the temple and offer their prayers and devotion to God.
Rays of Sun were fighting their way through the spaces between the leaves of the trees and were falling on ground.

I rubbed and opened my eyes completely to find myself at a totally new place, a new environment, new world. I never knew that this world, this Earth was such a beautiful place to live in until today.

Work, office, management, technology, everything that man has developed; trying to make his life simpler seemed to be the biggest curse of a devil today. The enjoyment of living on Earth was lost somewhere.

Lost in my own thoughts, I forgot where I was... it was only after 5 minutes that I saw a colourful creature flying above me which distracted me from all the vivid thoughts. I realised, I finally spotted a butterfly after about 10 years. To me, they were endangered till yesterday.

I stood up, trying to catch it... I followed it until I reached the end of the terrace and it flew away further, out of the reach of my hands and sight.
Soon after, I heard some voices calling for me. I reached out, followed the sound and noticed that my parents were waiting for me, ready to show me the farms near our house in the village. Yes! This was the day, I still remember... a day at a village in India.

People might have grown and enhanced themselves technically, they might have discovered new ways to do almost everything with the help of machines, they might have got busy in a job of 9 to 9; but, there still exists a life beyond that and that is what I was experiencing then... A life, I love to live.

No cell-phone ringing, no facebook status updates, no work to do... indeed here, while I was on the farms, I realised nature’s beauty at its best. Like a capricious lady, it drew me closer to itself. The running stream of water by the end of the farm seemed like a pearled necklace around the neckline of the lady, adding to her beauty.
I was though on a mission secretly. I had been asked to visit the farm and report back to my company with all the required details so that the place could be finalized to open a new factory. My family was one of the known families in the village, because, nobody in my village has reached to such a height/ position where I stood today. So, it got easier for the company personals to identify me as the real “bakra”. They offered me an increment as well as a weeklong break; provided the benefits I’ll do to them.

It was long back when my parents had shifted to the city, yet because I insisted a lot, they agreed to show me the farm and spend a day at our village. Nobody wants to return to the villages today. Everybody is moving on... adding to the civilized population. But, I found peace here, I found my heart here. I strolled around in those farms, remembering my childhood days, missing it. This day at my village made me realise that there exists life beyond money. A life, that means happiness and satisfaction to you, which money can’t buy.

Today, I am back... to help my village grow, to help India grow in a unique way. I resigned from my job last month because I didn’t want my company to destroy a million homes and livings by opening a factory here. And I returned back here to help the families, their kids, their farms grow... adding to the growth of my country. Though, I am not paid much, though I do not have all the facilities of the world here... yet I enjoy a lot. I am happy that I am serving the mankind and not running after money. At-least at the end of the day, I am satisfied with my work.

Remember- Money can’t buy you everything in life!