I have always felt that there is lot of parallelism between the journey of life and a train journey. Its like an event.:) If you would have travelled by Indian Railways you would definately agree. The train signifies the world moving at its own pace irrespective of whats happening within just like the earth revolves and rotates creating the time and space as the life of the scores of its inhabitants just moves on.People just join in and leave at various junctions.
We all board the train of life alone and keep meeting new people as we move along.However there are some people who are with you at the outset. The ones who were already aboard the train of life and the first set of people you meet is your immediate family. As the train progresses life moves ahead, new people join in, some leave. You share a different relationship with each of them as the span of association also varies. Some remain mere acquaintances while some leave you with life changing experiences.
The different stations denote the various phases in life. Its a cycle of various stages of happiness, pleasure, sadness, tragedy, esctasy, adventure, etc. Every station has something new to offer. Its not necessary that the ones you began your journey with will stay till the end. There is no end to life. Just an end to your journey but life moves on irrespective of what happens. Life moves on and its very essential that we move on too... no matter how much we would want to stay back with the memories or stages we want to hold onto forever :) Life doesnt give much choices afterall :) You either move with it or alight to start a different journey altogether.
Life has no destination. Its perpetual, moving towards infinity.
Its only the people who leave the the train of life at their respective destinations when their journey ends and the train drifts away from you as it disappears over the horizon as a little speck in the wide universe. You are not together anymore but there are string attached in the form of memories held on both sides.
There is much more common to both but guess need to stop somewhere. :) I think its better to quote the lyrics from a song.
Few words from one of my favourite songs perhaps encapsulates my thoughts in better words.
Jeevan toh gadi hai, Isko toh chalna hai,
Raahon mein station toh aate hai jaate hai
Kab tera station haim tujhko toh chalna hai
Chalta chal khushiyon ka bhi station aana hai :)
3 comments:
wow ...i like the way u choose diff topics ...it is diff and interesting :)
"Life has no destination. Its perpetual, moving towards infinity."
That was oh-so-beautiful! Loved it.
Thank You Kri and A J :)
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