I'm not
much of a traveler. I like my home. But since having passion with photography,
I have felt myself begin to like the whole idea of a holiday. I wanted to go to
places that not many people knew about it. As a person who loves to go to exotic places,
I often browse the net just to look for beautiful pictures from all over the
world. There are no other images that I love than the images of The Dead Sea, a
lifeless salt lake at the lowest point on earth.
The
first time I saw one of the photographs capturing a person doing meditation
while floating on the surface of the sea! Wouldn’t that be great to be floating
on the sea because I am not a good swimmer at all. I couldn’t help but thinking
how it’d feel like to be really there.
I have
never been there, but I have browsed so many good things about that place. Surprisingly enough, not many people of whom
I’ve conversed with have actually ever heard about this place. Some know of
Jordan but they know nothing about this salted heaven.
The
Dead Sea is made up of 33% salt, that’s ten times the normal amount found in
the ocean. It is labeled the Dead Sea because nothing grows in it. Because of its
salt content you can float in it with ease, read a newspaper, lift your legs
and arms high out of the water, anything. Well, almost anything. The important thing
about the Dead Sea is how much it has actually receded past a few years. Experts
believe that within 30 years, unless something is done, it will no longer even
exist. This would be awful, but since the water no longer flows from the Sea of
Galilee and the droughts have stopped any rivers from the desert there is no
way the Dead Sea is being naturally refilled. Before it receded, I wanted to
soak myself in it. I fall in love with the simplicity and beauty of it so much
that not even the night lights of Hong Kong the designer shops in Paris or
seaside of Bali can tempt me with. Some people might favor Paris or Bali for
its romantic atmosphere but it is the Dead Sea that really captures my heart
all the time.
I am
still pondering about this Sea most of the time over this idea. My ‘Canon’ is
waiting to capture you.
Someday, I’ll get there.
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