Sunday, February 13, 2011

Life of a Sand Castle

They were there... All along the beach shore. They live for the day. At the end of the day, they go back to the place where they belong - the mother, the sea.

We saw this one when we went to beach today. There was a birthday celebration on the beach. A group of children started constructing a sand castle in the shore. Youngsters from the party joined them. They might have worked for more than 30 minutes on that. At the end, there were smiles on those faces. For children, the achievement was overwhelming and for youngsters; it was like the revival of their childhood memories.The children sat besides the inch high wall of their castle. At the end of the photo session thereon, the party concluded. The sand castle was left behind by the team.

The life of the sand castle is not always predictable.

Children playing in the shore consider the place as their playground. Half of the sand castle went down once their games were over.

Time passed by. Tides were rising. Waves started breaching the walls of the castle. Afterall, it has to go back to the place where it belongs. Slowly, we started walking away from the beach.

The Sand Castle lived for one hour; It was just another day for the sea...