I have traveled a thousand miles
just to find myself yet another domain of uncertainty and fear, hopes and prospects.
As I stood on the shore the ocean waves lapping my feet solicitously, tempting me
to venture ahead. Although tempted the unknown world of wilderness was equally
intimidating and foreboding. The feeling of curiosity was moistened by the dews
of doubts and anxieties.
The ocean looked beautiful which
rather aggravated my dilemma. I've come a long way in the pursuit of an eternal
bliss. But, as I began to contemplate upon the journey ahead, my heart was
filled with mixed emotions as to what would unfold. The forbidding feeling of
premonition and apprehension was constantly accompanied by the flickering hope
of glory and success.
I was a happy man but had always
felt something amiss. I wanted to travel, see the world for myself. I've
crossed hills, mountains, brooks, and rivers. I've seen some of the
most wonderful miracles that the nature had to offer. I've felt the tender
snowflakes on my face, the brooks as it began to canter over my feet, the fury
of the river as it began to scoff the gorge. I felt I'd seen enough, but alas!
Now, as I stood on the shore, I was
yet again faced with a déjà Vu situation. The vast ocean ahead of me was
enchantingly mysterious but the tender softness of the shore was equally
comforting. Just few days earlier, I felt I've seen enough, but now the
vast ocean of mystery clouted my very purpose. I was where I'd started and it
felt like I've seen nothing till now.
The ocean which lay ahead pledged a
domain of prospects yet nothing were certain and its ramifications obvious and
palpable. I felt like the fox in the fable, who couldn't reach out for the
grapes, envisaging it to be sour. I had to decide, either to return home being
content with what I've seen or venture further into the unknown domain of
wilderness in search of eternal bliss and satisfaction.
Choices, I had to make with neither
the will nor the heart. But, I finally managed to persuade myself to
return home for good. However, as I reminiscent that day on the shore I
ruefully wonder whether I'd made the right decision or not.
As I delve into my past, I did come
across such situations where I'd to make a choice. Some choices which I deeply deplore,
but all these choices make me who I am today. Some do lament their fate which
they feel is indelible, however it's all about making the choices which
ultimately decides our destiny...
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I
took the one less traveled by,
And
that has made all the difference..."
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