The Mind Creative APRIL 2015 APRIL 2015 | Page 43

“Not that, my friend,” he consoled me. “That’s just the new cactus I have planted.” I let out a sigh of relief. “They have been here since hundreds of years,” he said. “The cactus?” I asked. “No, no, no,” he said trying to sound more convincing, “The aliens!” “Have they?” I asked trying to look interested in the topic. “Oh! Yes,” he replied. “Have you heard of Area 51? Erich von Daniken?” I needed a whiskey now. I did not know about these entities and I had no desire to know them either. “Come,” he said, making his way into the living room. “Make yourself comfortable and I show you a video about the aliens around the world.” He showed me eight. At the end of it, as I left his house, I kept on darting over my shoulder lest I was approached by a very thin green individual with huge slanted eyes and a conical face. Since that day, I also have an aversion to the colour green. It might interest the reader to know that I have had few of these experiences. They have not made me any wiser but they have definitely made me wary because topics like these jump out at you unexpectedly; even around the smooth corners of life. Yoga is supposedly a “smooth” and soothing experience. It 43