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....