Life feels like the birds can fly no higher. Nature's best, a green land so high that you can almost feel the clouds. “Sakleshpur” A place to visit once in a lifetime during October to March.
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An Ambivert whose life starts and ends between a limited time so does the conversation and interactions also the limited boundaries. This mindset of natural adjustment is an evolution from introvert. Oh no! Am I complicating things for you? I’m sorry it’s just the way I got used to explaining things. In simple terms an antisocial nerd who happens to be selectively social for a limited period of time. Yes, That’s me! Life starts at 6am and ends at 11pm. No expectations and no disappointments.
Change brings fear, as it might include a set of new people and new effort to create an impression and the same boring self boasting and self appraisal of people which apparently piss you off but sometimes you end up responding “Woah! If anyone but you would have tried this, then they would just give up.” kind of blabber with a smile. Conclusion: I would rather spend time with an extra coffee than to spend time with Non-Productive people or conversation.
Wednesday! A bumpy day where the anxiousness of the Monday is slowly fading the existence of the work would go smoothly as the fellow teammates will be on fire to work without any lag. My car crashed while I was on the way, and I had to go grab public transport. It was so full that I got squeezed like a tomato but then after a few stops it was a little less crowded and I couldn’t help but to notice but hear everybody around. All this time it was all gibberish and rubbish noise all around but now the conversations from people that I can actually notice, and I paid attention to the group of people sitting around as I had nothing to do and my mind is a little relaxed from all the fuss.
Conversations were getting funnier, I started smiling before I realized one of them looked at me and said “So happy on Wednesday? You must be the boss or the boss must be your girlfriend” he mocked with a smile.
“Nothing, it's just your conversations. I couldn’t help myself.” I replied.
After a little intro and a basic conversation I have been invited to a trip nearby this weekend. Just to be nice, I smiled and said I will think about it.
“A hill station huh! Not for someone like me” I said to myself and headed back to work. While I came back having another cup of coffee on the balcony, a slow wind breeze and chilled fresh air on my face. It was like nature’s calling me home. My heart started racing and thinking about all the wonderful things that I heard. Imagining if that could be real and I don’t know what happened to me at that moment I just striked out of the house and ran towards the travel agency to get the details. There I saw the same four with the rest of their crew cheering and dancing. For a second I thought this was a mistake, traveling with these fools would just be a joke of me and by the time I turned around, one of them shouted my name and ran towards me and said “I didn’t think you would actually show up” and I had no choice but to smile. Though it looked messy, they were actually nice and Non-Toxic people which I had seen in my childhood. Yes, No friends since childhood! Just introverted things you might not understand. They had an extra ticket just in case someone would join but I insisted on paying for mine and we had to start this weekend.
Things were ready and packed but I’m still not sure if I am ready to go. I sat there on the couch hand on face wondering if this is worth it? Thinking back to the moments of my life where I have been either to temples or relatives but nowhere to live but to survive. All the prayers and the fear of losing and drowning, so I stood up with hands on my chest and told myself “It’s now or never” and headed out.
The gang was really good, I wish I met them a little earlier but it is never too late for a new beginning they say.
“Are you enjoying it?” a voice from behind. I thought it wasn’t for me, but I looked back. Mohan smiled and said “Yes, He is asking you”
“I feel like the term Enjoyment is now introducing itself to me.” I laughed. Yes, you heard me! I never thought life is this and living and surviving has different meanings.
It was a long hike. I was too tired. We were finally up and to say “it was all worth it.” might be too little.
I feel like I AM ON TOP OF THE WORLD!! I no longer wish I could fly. I just want this moment to last longer. My first hike ever! ‘Wohoooo!!”. Air is so pure and the clouds feel as if I could just grab and fly around it like a Nimbus. My heart stopped racing and I felt more conscious.
After a while, the one who asked if I was enjoying it came and sat next to me.
“It’s so quiet isn’t it? I feel like this is home and we go back to routine life just to survive.” He said
“Last time I felt at home was when I was 14 and I think I forgot my way of life.” I lay down gazing at the blue sky taking a deep breath “Until now.”
