Dear Ajay, your piece is a cause for reflection. I love trekking , for me a trek is like a simple walking meditation, where you fall into the rhythm of one step behind the other. So the moment I quit my corporate job of 20 years, i set off for a few treks. I think I still had some smell of ambition around me. Wanted to tackle high peaks, prove to myself and perhaps others that quitting was for a reason. And also to push myself physically to train for a goal. My fear that i was not good enough for the journey was bigger than my actual ability to do so. The feeling on finishing was phenomenal, made me weep with gratitude .That melting of heart that you mentioned happened at the peak, it stayed in coming back to the city. In my mind I like to imagine my corporate self like a cheetah with muscles that ran up the mountains full stride, till it came to one that made it stop to think. As the Cheetah lay on its side, It woke to realise that ti had become a teddy bear that only wants to enjoy each breath of air and have deep conversations with the likes of Pooh. Loved your writing, it is poetry in prose and a reflective diamond. Warm regards Deepika.
“What if some opportunities are meant to be missed? What if the constant striving to see every star was exactly what prevented me from truly seeing anything at all?” These two pieces could not have been better timed, as far as I am concerned. Letting go off a lot of the story that we tell about ourselves is so vital to our continuing evolution. Loved this piece.
Hi Ajay, enjoyed both your pieces. It’s not necessarily the ‘coming of wisdom with time’ but more a visitation. An awareness.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Thanks Padmini
Dear Ajay, your piece is a cause for reflection. I love trekking , for me a trek is like a simple walking meditation, where you fall into the rhythm of one step behind the other. So the moment I quit my corporate job of 20 years, i set off for a few treks. I think I still had some smell of ambition around me. Wanted to tackle high peaks, prove to myself and perhaps others that quitting was for a reason. And also to push myself physically to train for a goal. My fear that i was not good enough for the journey was bigger than my actual ability to do so. The feeling on finishing was phenomenal, made me weep with gratitude .That melting of heart that you mentioned happened at the peak, it stayed in coming back to the city. In my mind I like to imagine my corporate self like a cheetah with muscles that ran up the mountains full stride, till it came to one that made it stop to think. As the Cheetah lay on its side, It woke to realise that ti had become a teddy bear that only wants to enjoy each breath of air and have deep conversations with the likes of Pooh. Loved your writing, it is poetry in prose and a reflective diamond. Warm regards Deepika.
Thanks Deepika, and enjoy your conversations with Pooh!
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“What if some opportunities are meant to be missed? What if the constant striving to see every star was exactly what prevented me from truly seeing anything at all?” These two pieces could not have been better timed, as far as I am concerned. Letting go off a lot of the story that we tell about ourselves is so vital to our continuing evolution. Loved this piece.
Loved it.