Free Fall

Few days ago, I was in the lift in Oberoi Mall headed to KFC. If you have seen the lifts in the malls, you would know that its a glass enclosed one so that you can look through and see the crowd in there. Its a nice little touch, i say. Not only it helps people in the lift to have an outside view, but also helps to remove the feeling of being trapped in enclosed spaces for some. Some phobia, i forgot the name. There is a sense of more room in the lift. What I like doing most in that lift is to press my head on to the glass and look down while the lift is descending. It gives me a feeling of falling freely. True that the lift is not even falling freely but my senses really kick up and I have that familiar tingle of free fall i felt in my dream i used to have as a kid. As a kid, I used to have this recurring dream of people sitting on green grass. Picnic, maybe. This picnic would always be held on top of a hill. One second I will be surveying the scene and the next I am running downhill towards the edge unable to stop myself. I jump off the cliff and feel that sensation of falling freely and then I would wake up. It may sound weird but I don't know whether what i felt was fear or not. I couldn't tell because my heart would not be beating hard. That sensation of free fall remained for few secs and then wore off rapidly. Or maybe it is Fear. Fear of Falling. I am not sure. Would love to check out how it feels while Bungee Jumping and Skydiving. Someday...