Long ago, there lived a child. The place was small to let him learn many things, the locality was deserted to teach him lessons of life. There he was very open to what all comes his way, rather was too innocent to understand what is good or harsh for him. He was always a mischievous child, all his teachers used to complain about incidences in school in which he was involed, but used to neglect many as he was above average in studies, atleast that was there thought. But he always had hard time learning and few things appeared as natural as first walk of a child. Neighbour kids were trying to make him grow faster than his age. They taught him every thing that a 15 year won't understand at only 8. But someone was with him to always help, an accident made his first first bad step the last at that very moment. It was time to move, leaving behind that deserted place.
He landed in great society where everyone was well educated and encouraging to help. There too his neighbour got the colour of child growing up, naughty kid who is not interested in studies or have desire to build his future. Parents have also learnt that, these qualities can't be given to the child, they come naturally. There lived another kid in the same society, may be half a decade older to him, a kid every parent gives example of to there child. A kid who always excels in what he does, be it studies, be it sports, be it intellect. These two always used to play chess together. The kid who is new to society had very few friends, he used to wait all day for one chess game with him. He never won, but always enjoyed his company, to learn, to grow. He was like a mentor to him. Someone for the first time gave him guidelines to follow, to grow, to improve. He started learning gradually, he was never a bright student in school. But in the first competitive exam he appeared in his life, he had a lead in school by great margin. That gave him some confidence. He never bothered to get first in school, but any competitive exam was natural to him to score. Someone really understood his potential which himself or his parents never saw.
Universe always had best plans for him, He prepared really well being from small place or being from a school where nobody got great exposure, and got admitted to one of most prestigious college. He was inert there to interact, confidence grows gradually as they say. He learnt many things in college, he just wanted to excel in whatever he does, be it academics, be it music, be it dance or whatever he tries. Something was inspiring him to get going, to work days and nights to achieve. He just followed the path, that unfolded step by step. Everyone started building expectations from him. Expectation from family, friends, colleagues, sometimes they damage us and plant seeds of doubts in our mind. But he had to fight as they were just stones on the path. Sometimes following the path is all what is required, having faith in the path and not questioning, not thinking where it will take you, he was rather disolved in the journey. He didn't get the best of everything in his life, but that never worried him, for he was already living dreams of many and getting a lot more than he deserved.
Placements in any college are the days, which changes ones life. Makes him man to leave college to the kid who came there. He was quite confident in those days of his, where many were tense. He thought he will get rejected by few companies, adapt to the process and will land himself in some time, the time was not of worry to him. But, universe conspired to let him achive what he wanted. He didn't have to wait, and got placed very soon and that too in one of best companies out there.
That child who was not so good, was getting all the appraisal. He was getting contacted by the relatives, family, friends. Many wanted guidance for the path he followed. Few wanted to know his own story. He was never a good narrator, always bad at describing himself, or converting his feelings to words. He felt so much but could tell nothing. That kid is no more a kid, is grown up and still learning many things and following unseen paths, things he want to master, things he want to change, for himself for everything around. But the journey is always in his mind. The piece of story so perfect, that slightest change in it would have hampered his life. The tale so simple, that small distortation would have landed him in totally different world, like every character and piece of story was perfectly planned by an author.
The Journey..
The Clock ,
The clock maybe at a stand still for you,
But don't let it get you down, sad or blue.
For even on days of your deepest sorrow,
Come to me and I will show you the rainbow.
You always have my shoulder to rest,
And in my house you will always find yourself a safe nest.