Let’s say, you are living
the last few seconds of your life. You are three breaths away from moving on to
someplace far, far away. And just now, all you have by your side is your mind’s
photographer, throwing at you, your life’s pictures. One by one.
Would they be only in black and white? The ones taken from inside the four walls of your corner office and the backseat of your sedan. Or would they be ones with moments spent in worlds so beautiful, you swear you could’ve just died.
Well, it’s not too late. There
are a million colours waiting and blooming for you in Sikkim , this
Spring. With nature working hard as a gardener, you could only imagine its
floral splendour. Each petal, as if handpicked and brought together, to form
glorious shapes and colours. And then, looked after with all the love and care
in the world. In Sikkim ,
you are sure to find a flower blooming in every corner. Flowers, like ornaments
in front yards, windows and balconies on every slope. Flowers adorning the
market squares and sidewalks. Not just that. If you travel up to the North,
you’ll reach Yumthang; a valley adorned with a million flowers. They call it
the valley of flowers. Now, if you still can’t picture the things that this
beautiful garden can gift you with, here’s a little help. Imagine being in the
midst of fragrances that can give you a heady high; birds that only flock in
and bees that swirl and dance around. There’ll be flowers that you know and
flowers you don’t.
Even the rarest of rare will
be in plenty. 515 orchids, to be precise. That’s not all. Add further: 5000
species of flowering plants, 362 types of ferns, 424 medicinal plants and 36
rhododendron. Now add the mountains you could look up at to feel like a speck:
climb to feel like a king. Add quieter times. Add darker skies and multiply the
stars. And when you are done calculating, make it to Sikkim . It’ll all add up to an
experience you’d like to remember, many years later.
