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Nose is a sensory organ that is very
strong and can smell anything good or bad from far of distance. The kind of
smell that reaches your senses sets the flavor of your mood. Different kind of
smell has a different impact on your mood.
Have you seen anyone standing around
some foul smelling place and in a happy mood? You will surely see a frown on
his face and wanting to move away from the place as soon as possible. And in contrast
a good scent would definitely bring a smile on one’s face.
I too get inspired with good
fragrances and some of them leaves a strong impact on my senses for a long
time.
I am a nature loving person and like
to admire trees and flowers. Me and my husband go a lot for outings to places
which are very close to nature and away from the city life. My favorite
destination is Konkan. We visit a lot to different places in konkan and try to
explore new things there. Every time we visit Konkan, the visit impacts me in a
different way.
Last time we visited a place called
Hedvi which is again in Konkan. We stayed in cottage which had a lot of konkan
flavor to it. After having our dinner we went out for a walk in the streets.
While walking suddenly we came across a very different kind of scent. Surely
was a smell of some flower but I came across it for the first time. It was so
mesmerizing that I asked my husband to search the source from where it is
coming. After looking here and there I saw a flower tree with white flowers and
orange stem giving this sweet smell.
Lot of flowers where even fallen
down. I was so tempted to pick them up and take home, that I took out my
handkerchief and actually collected few of them. At that time I didn’t knew the
name of the flower but fragrance I could not forget for the long time. It left
such strong impact on me that i wanted to smell that fragrance again and again.
Later we asked the hotel manager
about the flower and he told that they call it Raat Rani. And like its name it
was surely a Rani (Queen). I then searched on internet and came to know that it
is called Night Queen/Night Blooming Jasmine in english.
The trip was over but that Raat Rani
flower left a strong impact on me for a long time.
I have never seen any perfume or
fresheners that reminds me of that lovely fragrance of the Raat Rani
Flowers. Such was the impact of that fragrance
that after reaching home, the next day I went to a nursery and bought a Raat
Rani plant for my terrace garden. Really, something’s, sometimes in life leave
such a strong impact on our mind that we are not able to forget it.
