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Describe an experience in your own life where you seem to have touched something much deeper than your ordinary everyday experience 

An experience in my own life which touched something deeper than my every day would have been my school trip to Uluru. In which, we were guided by the indigenous to learn about the importance they held for Uluru. During this tour I was made to take notice of many of immaculate shapes and shadowed forms created from the sacred rock, resembling a living being. One most distinct to me was a birthmark of a foetus, naturally engraved, highlighting a liveliness I’ve never felt in the cityscape.  

This only intensified when we were allowed our separate ways to travel around Uluru, absorbing all its circumference. I witnessed the Uluru living and breathing as I walked around it. From desolate land where no other living existing other than I and Uluru. I saw a serene yet sacred region, of pale white, enveloped where the sun could not reach. This magnitude cannot be reflected in simple imagery that is taken of the Uluru, the heart of Australia. Distinct in its contrast from how one would picture Uluru in its prominent orange glory. I took notice of shy greens that occupied its crevices, shades that enveloped me from the bloodlust of the sun. It was in these moments that I felt as though Uluru was guiding me. 

Perhaps, it is why after this walk around Uluru, being so close and taking notice of its underappreciated crevices that I felt awe that could not be replicated, from a mere photo. I am not insinuating that Uluru’s beauty cannot be noticed from afar. However, it is by seeing it from so close that it evolves from a beautiful landmark to a spiritual connection. Is witnessing its transformative colours during the suns setting.  

From the fiery red,  

to the omniscient orange,  

to the torpid purple, 

To the bye-bye blue. 

Like a kaleidoscope these colours that presented itself to the world all at once served as an unforgettable event, watching the heart of Australia, live from morning day, until sleepy night. These moments I have mentioned are highlights, come to create the entire picture of an experience, of what it’s like to spiritually connect with the land of Australia. A feeling that has touched me the deepest, which I cannot recuperate as I returned from my trip to Uluru.

Image found Via: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/discover/highlights/