My visit to Meghalaya
Standing at Nohkalikai Falls, I realized something I rarely admit - I've spent 40 years chasing goals but rarely just standing still to receive what's already there.
Meghalaya changed that for me.
I just returned from Shillong and Cherrapunji, and I'm deeply grateful - not just for the scenery, but for what this place taught me about living with discipline, respect, and quiet harmony that most of us have forgotten in our rush to achieve more.
What I'm grateful this journey showed me:
→ Blue skies with no visible pollution reminded me what clean air actually feels like
→ Street musicians playing guitar with such soul it transported me to simpler times
→ Three languages coexisting peacefully across Shillong's three hills without online fights and English is the official language !!
→ Streets remarkably clean because people genuinely care, not because authorities enforce
The mist-covered valleys of Cherrapunji, the powerful Nohkalikai Falls, Seven Sisters Falls, and breathtaking Mawkdok Dympep Valley didn't just impress me - they humbled me into silence and gratitude for nature's generosity when humans don't destroy it.
I'm grateful Meghalaya still has Living Root Bridges where nature and human effort grow together, Dawki's crystal-clear Umngot River that reflects the sky, Mawlynnong village showing us what "Asia's cleanest village" actually means, and sacred forests where conservation is belief, not just policy.
But most of all, I'm grateful for the reminder that discipline and beauty can coexist. That cultural harmony isn't impossible. That collective responsibility for environment creates spaces where everyone can breathe easier.
Thank you, Meghalaya, for showing me what's possible when communities choose care over carelessness.
If you're feeling stuck in endless doing, maybe what you need is a place that reminds you how to simply be and receive.
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