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Pieter Both


Mountains

Strong, barrier-like, mountains show their worthy presence. 

They differentiate themselves from the hills proudly, not vainly, but proudly. They are not small and gullible but humongous and warrior-like. They protect nations from foreign lands.

When a person goes through difficult times, they should look to the mountains and say, “Even the surface of the mountains is rocky and steep, yet it stands tall through everything”, storms, cyclones, tsumani, earthquakes and so on. It doesn't bulge, but face all of them, whatever the consequences.

Many people strike harsh comments at mountains without thinking, saying that people get hurt because of its rocky features and complain why its surface couldn’t be smooth.
Well, first off, the more we get hurt, the deeper we mature.

And, secondly, if the mountain was smooth a lot of lives would have been lost because while climbing the mountain we would not get a good footing grip and we would have slipped and die.

The beauty of the mountains is everlasting. The green trees burst out of the ground without any effort. They are a place of safety for all animals. They are places of livelihood for some; collection of honey, medicinal herbs etc. Entertainment, obviously ! The great rock-climbing challenges, trekking for fun, not to mention the challenges too.

A mountain creates a magical topography. There are so many stories, legends based on mountains.
For instance, in Mauritius, everyone knows the legend of Pieter Both. And every time once passes near that mountain, we can’t stop ourselves from admiring the rocky head of Pieter!
Further can we get away with the simile that goes: “I will always stand strong like a mountain behind you”

Things live and die or break, but a mountain will never die
                                                                                              
NisMah
  

01.04.2020

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