@sonoma coffee cafe

once again, berkeley is blessed with mysore weather (i call it thus because for the entire 10 day period i was there, i only saw this kind of beautiful, cool, cloudy, breezy weather). i am in a new cafe i decided to explore recently, especially since it's at the halfway point from school to home. and i cannot get enough of being here... i sit in a comfortable armchair all the way at the back, next to a tall, glass window outside which tall, green plants sway in the wind. a charming crimson-colored orchid sits beside me, on a charming window sill, generously allowing me to partake of its beauty. i might have enjoyed the view more if there wasn't a shell station at this intersection :), but for now, it will do. the lighting in the cafe is warm and cosy, with classic orange counter lights. the fans are on (even though it isn't particularly warm weather, i would say) but they add to the mysore feel overall.

as i walked here after my last monday of classes, presentations and what have you, i pondered again over the analogy of this world being a movie, and us being actors. i remember that when i first read this analogy, i just didn't see it. as time has passed, and i have grown, i've noticed how a detached 'witness's' view of this world can indeed feel like a movie. so far, i always thought about this from the point of view of a movie-watcher - to see how i could take a stand high enough that i could see it was all just play. today, it occurred to me that if indeed this is all a movie, then while it is good to be aware of that fact, i should also realize that i am an actor. and thus, my dharma becomes to do justice to my role... to fully immerse, albeit with inner awareness, to experience the joys and sorrows that come with this role to the fullest, to be mindful, to be me in every moment.