I was staring at stars in the midst of dark night...They looked very beautiful to me, moving like dolphins in the ocean of sky....I was amazed with nature's creation and started wondering why did I stop looking at this beauty from past twenty years in my life...There were several questions that raised in my mind..But I wasn't dare enough to answer them as I have very less time to reach my destination..So,I bowed my head down and continued to walk on the empty road again....
There was a cool breeze touching my hands,But I felt very lonely and scared as there was complete darkness filled around me..So,I started moving a bit more faster...After a while,I felt like I have lost my way..I was looking around for signs that can lead me to correct path...Then came an old man rushing towards me ...I was baffled watching him..He came over to me and hugged me very tight..I pushed him back hastily..He looked very shabby and had many scars on his face.."Hey My friend!!" he laughed aloud and said "Why are you so scared of me...I do not cause any harm"..
I replied him back with a sceptic look...Ignoring that..He introduced himself as a sailor..."What!!!Are you a sailor???..I think you are out of your mind.." saying that I started looking for signs that can lead back to my path..."Yes my Friend!!I am a Sailor on my dreams...Soldier on my Fate and Winner on my destiny.People always fall in love with me..But fear to be with me"..
Frustrated with his words which made no sense to me I replied back "Please...I have to reach my destination before the sun rise..Can you please show me the way for that"..Hearing my words, the old man with same old wise look said "Come on!! I will show you the way..If you can promise me on one thing"..
"What is that?" I asked in an hurry...With a pleasant smile he said "Looks simple..But the most complicated thing to do...You should have faith in my words....."
As I did not have any other option rather than following him..I just nodded to that and started to move along with him...
In the pitch dark...He broke the road and took me into the forest......
The noises in the forest are creeping around every corner like ghosts. . Every corner looks like a graveyard, and there's no way out until morning comes (which it never will). Just a single leaf falling onto the grass sounds like a scream. I was horrified with this and started blaming myself for trusting upon this old man..But with a calm mind,I asked him whether we are on the correct path or not. He replied back saying the most unusual thing .."Even I don't know the path and I am taking a chance by following my guts.". Hearing this..I just could not resist any more ..I started yelling at him loudly for misleading me..."..But he din't even care about it...He caught hold of my hand and was dragging me into deep forest.I was baffled with his actions....He suddenly stopped for a while..I could not hold my breath,,I was gasping very fast..He then pushed me out from a bush...
For a moment..I was struck back as the grass under my feet was replaced with sand....It was soft like flower petals.. I just couldn't imagine what I was seeing for a moment..There was a deep blue ocean in front of me....The seashore was completely decorated with pebbles just like pearls on the bride's neck.
Adding to that beauty was the shining full moon reflection , oscillating on the ocean bed like a baby in the cradle. Unknowingly,tears started rolling down from my eyes..It felt like there was a pouring of a chilled water on the hot metal of my brain. All the disturbances and the pressure that I was going through my life was just ripped off...I flushed away my fear and ran into the ocean..The moment when tides touched my feet..I felt like I was entering into God's paradise with peace..I played and danced in the ocean with the child within me that I have met after a long time. I have collected all the pebbles on the sea shore in to my bag.With the cool winds passing on their love to me, I forgot about all the crisis that I was going through in my life and slept like a child in the lap of the nature....
The sharp streaks of the sun started hitting my face very strong..I quickly came into conscious and looked around..To my surprise,I was back on the road again but much closer to my destination now..I tried to recollect everything that happened last night as it felt very strange to me..At last I got convinced myself that it is just a mere dream..I looked at the sky..The stars disappeared and just looked as an empty space..There were several questions that raised in my mind again..But I wasn't dare enough to answer them as I have got very less time to reach my destination..So,I bowed my head down and continued to walk on the empty road again....
Without my notice, the pebbles one by one slowly started dropping off from my bag....
Here,
Stars represent Dreams we want to achieve
Old Man represents Heart that we fear to follow
Forest represent Fear to take risks
Ocean represents Life
Empty road represents Journey
Destination represents Death
Pebbles represents beautiful memories
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