The blue lagoon at 2200
By: heretic (Aashish Dutta Koirala)
The human mind works in mysterious ways. One interesting phenomenon along this line is that of associative memory. Sights, sounds and smells that one experiences somehow stir up memories of what the individual once experienced. This happens on such a subconscious level that the rational, conscious mind fails to see the connection. It was only natural then that I could not find any reason why the desolate hill in Jhule where I was a few weeks ago reminded me of the movie The Blue Lagoon.
The Blue Lagoon is a beautifully made movie with a metaphysical notion at its core. Two very young kids (a boy and a girl) are stranded on a tropical island. They manage to survive and grow with nothing but nature and their own instincts at their aid. Completely isolated from human society, these kids grow up as siblings until they reach puberty. At this age, their instinct drives them into becoming lovers. As they grow older, they manage to have a child and hence raise a family. In other words, the nature of their relationship changes to make way for the natural processes that must occur. It is essentially a positive spin on the same concept that The Lord of the Flies manages to present with a dark vision.
The hill in question in Jhule is situated at around 2200 meters. The whole hill, I was told, was bought by some foreigner who intends to turn it into a tourist resort. It is ironic that because it is "owned", it is totally unused and in its natural state; and because of this, one day it will turn into one of those resorts we see up in Nagarkot and all its glory will be gone. For now, however, the hill is blissful: desolate, empty and beautiful. As I sat on the edge of this hill and felt the cool breeze all over my body, with clouds touching my hair as they gently went by; I could picture the two characters from The Blue Lagoon merrily running around across this hill: free, blissfully ignorant, unclothed and unrestricted.
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