One Landmark That I See Everyday #WriteAPageADay #pebbleinwaterswrites #landmark

There is a milestone, which I see everyday, and I get lost in it. How many people pass through there, silently, without talking to anyone.  Everyone is cool in himself as if lost in his own tune. And, I think in a daze looking at that milestone, is this my destination?  No.  Mind explains. If this is your destination, it is not even a halt. Look away at the next milestone. Steps should be kept on moving, there is no stopping at all. This is your endless journey. Keep your breath and steps going. When the breath stops, it is not in your control, but the steps are yours.  That milestone standing in front of me is smiling inside, listening to the chatter between me and my mind. And maybe looking at my shyness.

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One good thing is that now I have got used to walking. When I think of stopping, I start feeling nervous. What if I stopped somewhere and this milestone slipped ahead? And, anyway, what shall I do by stopping? I have left everything behind. Here all are strangers, completely ignorant of each other. Nobody knows anybody. No one even looks at anyone.  Everyone is just going on, crossing one milestone towards another milestone. But this is a milestone that knows me, perhaps very well.  It knows the confusions of my mind, very closely. It knows, and I know too, that what I have left behind cannot be regained. And, what I am going to get now, does not matter much in life.

Many times, this milestone even asked to stop, with a gesture.  Said, wait for two moments. Breathe well. Only for two moments, love life. Just like I used to do before. Then, when the infinite hunger to cross the milestones was not awakened in me. Then, when I lived well. Used to laugh.  Used to smile.  Used to write. Used to listen. Used to tell. Used to sing.  My feet used to dance at the beat of the raindrops. The wind used to open my hair follicles. But now?  Now all is lost. Now it's just me and my speed. And, this milestone that I see everyday. And, I think for a while. Then, I struggle with my inner confusion. Then, the milestone looks at me, with plentiful eyes. And, I look at the milestone with compulsive eyes.  Then, I move on. Towards an endless journey.