Flags on a string of prismatic assortment are flapping to the whims of drifting winds, as they ascend along either sides of the stairs. Up the steps, nature issues a cooling breeze that brings equal joy to the dancing trees in the distancing foliage below, climbing the steps is an unhurried, almost meditative experience for the appreciation of the anticipation of surmounting the stairs, and the park’s green beauty. At the summit, a decision has to be made. A decision has been made: first to see what’s left and then later to make the right decision. The Golden Temple, built in the archetypal architecture style of Tibetan temples, capturing every grand unique aspect of Tibetan temples that qualifies them as sanctimonious grounds optimal for the practice of Buddhism and upon entering the Golden Temple, the hallowed premises of cool airs tinged with the fragrance of sandalwood incense burning and ascetic interiors of wood compels all into a state of mellow reverence. Leaving the house of religious worship, the warm air outside cooked by brunch hour sun readies the body for some outdoor fun, the right way. Magnified by man’s creativity, the humble prayer wheel often to be held in hand has become something of monolith as in all its gilded glory stands a towering, fully functional prayer wheel ready for the minimum of 5 looking to have a round, or rounds, with it. Watching from a the side as others added force to the inert object, the sudden realisation hits of humanity’s role in religious movements, but it is a fleeting thought as for the moment, these are simple times for relaxing that don’t quite warrant too much thinking.

While daunting initially to those whose eyes are not accustomed to witnessing the physical manifestation of tedium, but it is wholly possible with fair weather lifting spirits and bodies, and the flying colours cheering on the brave, climbing the 150 steps that might feel like 250 steps to the magnificence that awaits at the zenith is nothing more than an opportunity to feel the sweet sensations of achievement that lends more sparkle to the gilded structures above.