iceberg यथा पिण्डे तथा ब्रह्मण्डे

it was a trip being planned for a long time .. wanted to again visit dark-sky reserve (some few hours from our place) during the recent neowise comet's appearance .. but it did not happen

finally - my son got a new phone - and he wanted to try out some night sky photography with it - and yes, he also wanted to drive for long (making good use of his recent learning license) - so, we both thought of going on a weekday 18th sep (though it was a weekday; since it was closer to new moon - for darker sky & better observation) .. 

it was indeed a good view - away from the light polluted night sky of a city .. but it was little chilly .. despite of the cold and the pandemic situation .. it was quite crowded (the ride through the rural roads made us feel we might be just 2 of us - but as soon as we reached the actual dark-sky reserve location - our assumptions were proved wrong .. we had to wait for getting a parking spot) ... we hardly spent half-an-hour out in the dark/cold night .. his excitement did not last long - his new phone settings that he wanted to try did not turn out exactly as he wanted .. but all in all it was good experience .. we even got a glimpse of a black baby bear on the way back (very close to our car/road)

we live in a high-rise building - and our parking spot is on the 3rd basement (that is 3 floors under the ground) .. the access to the lot is secured - and we have key/fob that we show at the door to open the locked gate .. our fob is attached with the car key - and we have to switch off the engine to take it out - roll down the window glass and show it to the sensor .. i think power of positive intention (or LoA - Law Of Attraction) helps me a lot .. almost always someone is coming out from the other side - so that I get the garage door open for me to smoothly get in without need to turn on/turn off ignition .. [sometimes i wait for few seconds - and off late i have noticed people have helped me from not only other side - but also from behind .. they have remote 'fob' and they come to my rescue :-) ]

while coming back from the dark-sky reserve trip - it was about 3am .. and coming close to the door - i made a passing comment to my son - "it is so late .. that my logical brain is not able to digest the thought that some car would be coming out from the other side so that we don't have to stop" .. and we used the key/fob - after putting off the engine for a while .. and when the door pulled up - i was happily shocked to notice - a guy was walking out on foot from the other side .. i was right! had i convinced my logical brain to wait for few seconds - the door would have been opened up for me even at 3am on a dark/cold night - and if not by an outcoming car - then by a man walking out on foot - very unlikely and unbelievable - but if you do allow - the universe has extraordinary power to re-arrange itself in a such a manner that it works out in your favor - because you want and believe - and it is win-win - where all involved are happy :-)

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our brain/mind - whatever we say is like an iceberg! the logical/conscious  'component' is very small/visible part - and it does the 'reasoning' (necessary for routine functions like 'driving') ... it also acts like a 'door keeper' and allows only logically convincing (or 'reasonable') thoughts or desires/day-dreams to enter the much bigger 'sub-conscious' mind - but if somehow we let those ideas (at times after 'fooling' the sentry) pass on to the super-powerful component - it invariably makes it happen - and it does it in its own unique effortless manner in most harmonious way - since it is in alignment/connection with the all knowing universe (that we often term as "God") .. that omnipotent is what is inside each one of us - and hence we bow to all with "namaste"  reminding i bow to divinity within you .. what is inside is what is out there यथा पिण्डे तथा ब्रह्मण्डे yathaa piNDe tathaa brahmaNDe

PS: while I share this with humility & gratefulness - I am also reminded of the guidance of the author of "The Science of Getting Rich" - where he says "Do not brag .." but instead "Take an honest pride .." :-) --> here