Lucid Symphony - continued

Initiation

He opened his eyes one day to follow his regular time table. Freshened up, left for the day. On the way, he passed by a road filled with misery. Contradicting it, the other side of the road was filled with luxury. The road was the barrier between misery and luxury. The people who belonged to the ill fated part of the road longed to reach the other side of the road at least once. The people who were fortunate enough to live on the comfortable side dreaded this side and were thankful for where they belonged to. Seeing the road as the barrier, he felt lucky that he was just a passer by who could pity the unfortunate and smile at their contradiction but he asked himself this question - Which side of the road did he belong to?

Birth of change

Yes, he was confused. He wanted to know his stand in the world which he too was a part of. He needed answers. He couldn’t live in this uncertainty for the rest of his life. As of now, he was passing the street which wasn’t where he wanted to belong to and he knew he didn’t belong there. So, he decided to cross the road and see if he belonged on the other side of the road.
But this wasn’t the road which we see everyday. This wasn’t a regular tar road. This was a road filled with surprises, attractions and a road which could deviate you from your destination and lead you to a place which could be worse than either side of the road. You will find distractions which will drag you far from where you want to be. Momentarily you may feel happy but very soon you will realize that you mistook the short term happiness and traded it for a long term misery.
He put the first step on the road and the scenery changed. The side behind him blacked out and it looked like he was surrounded by the darkness all over and he had been here for a long distance. He couldn’t see the luxury and the misery behind him was fogged out and filled with what lied before him -  A path filled with darkness. He had no other choice. He closed his eyes for a moment and then became resolute to find the path through the maze and reach his destination.
And hence began his journey.


The first maiden

Well, a cyclone too has an "eye" - you know the part where the weather becomes calm and makes way for the next storm . But the part where the eye is covered, it can be deceptive because we think of the eye as the end of the storm.
So, now all that he had was one choice - find his way into the luxury which he longed to be a part of. So, he began his journey through the roughness that lied before him.
All of a sudden, the darkness cleared. Before him lay a beautiful maiden draped in white. He saw her and was left awestruck. He just stood there and stared at her - still trying to figure out whether he was dreaming or it was reality that he was seeing before him. The maiden came before him and spoke to him - where do you wish to go? He replied that he wished to go to the side that he felt he belonged to and asked whether she could help him. She willingly agreed and claimed that she knew the way and would definitely help him get there.
He forgot that the journey he had embarked upon had a lot of distractions that would drive him away from his destination and right now, he was stepping into one.
She started leading the way - not towards the light he wanted to go but into her own lair where she could keep him with her.

Was this what she did to all??

To be continued....

Lucid Symphony - an introduction

Life is a journey giving us stories with every step we take. Some stories are worth sharing and some are the best kept secrets. There are some stories which can be shared partially in such a manner that they sound whole whereas they are just an extract from the original tale. It may be a summary but it may sound like a story. Nevertheless, it depends on the storyteller on what he wishes to share and what he wants to conceal.
So, what is this symphony about?
Firstly, what is a goal?
It is an end of a journey. It’s the stop where you know you have reached your destination. It is the point of salvation. People have life term goals in the form of their ‘bucket list’, they have their everyday goals, short term goals and so on and so forth but do all reach the goal they have set for themselves?
Who knows, right?
Coming back to this symphony....
This story is about a guy who has a monotonous life paved before him. He sees people on the other side living a life which he too longs to lead. Just like a normal human being, he desires to reach that place and experience what he is seeing. But this road isn’t a concrete road which we walk on every day. It is a vicious path that can be the road to your doom or the road that can lead you to your ultimate salvation and lead you to what you longed for. This road has its own traps which are ready to engulf you and drag you down and never let you escape. This path could be your lifelong prison or a simple path to the beyond.
This story which has been divided in about close to 20 chapters describes his journey which he completes after struggling, falling multiple times, sometimes almost on the verge of giving up until he would find courage and inspiration in some form or another to rise and continue his journey.
Yes, he reached the end but that’s not the story. The story is about his journey which explains how the path he thought to be a cake walk turned out to be a life changing road for him teaching him everything that he never expected to be aware of in this lifetime.
"Lucid Symphony" is the tale of his journey.

To be continued….