Have you ever felt thrilled and soothed at the same time? Well, I tried skydiving a few days ago. Although the experience merits a whole separate post, there is one thing I’d want to distinctively mention here. The skydiving experience was by far the most thrilling AND the most soothing experience that I’ve ever had!
Why thrilling? That is easy to explain – the adrenaline rush that I felt as I stood at the open door of the plane, ready to jump; the goosebumps the size of elephants I got when I saw people before me jump and hurl spirally downwards; the anticipation I felt as I was about to jump off into the huge space of nothing; the jolt of excitement I felt the moment I jumped; and the whole idea of being 14,000 feet above the ground with a just parachute and an instructor – thrilling to the core!
Why soothing? Well, for three reasons… One, after I jumped and hurled downwards and posed (tried and mostly failed) for photos mid-air, I felt the parachute actually open! That is an extremely soothing feeling, I think you all will agree! The other possibility is harrowing! 😛 Two, after the parachute jerked open, and I adjusted my body and my safety straps, we just floated slowly in the air. I got to experience about 10 minutes of serene silence and beautiful panoramic
views until I landed. Viewing the amazing landscape (we were in Florida!) while slowing descending felt surreal, and very soothing. And last but not the least, when I took off the all the jumping gear and sat down (yeah, sky-diving is exhausting!), the success, the feeling that I had finally done what I always dreamed of doing, made me feel so content, so happy! Not to mention, the relaxed air pressure after about an hour in air was heavenly. It was like a perfectly soothing balm on all my aches and worries! 🙂 And during all this, the thrill of the whole experience didn’t leave my mind for a single moment!
Truly, sometimes feeling thrilled and soothed are parts of the same experience. Like someone said,
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I open my window, drops of rain fall on my face
I am soothed by their touch, and thrilled by the freshness…
When a cold gush of wind blows into my hair,
I am thrilled by its suddenness and soothed by the cool air…
Like a girl in a ballroom,
Waiting long to be asked to dance…
Arrives the nicest guy and chooses her,
She is both thrilled and soothed by the chance!
Jumping in the pool on a hot day in summer…
Climbing a tall mountain and looking down from it,
Winning a prize you have been missing out on for long
Oh, how thrills and soothing together belong!
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Have you experienced anything like this? Do let me know! 🙂
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