LIFE- A JOURNEY WITH BAGGAGE

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LIFE- A JOURNEY WITH BAGGAGE

While on morning walk, today I was thinking about pleasure of walk. I was seeing people just enjoy walk so much that it has become their great passion. They walk with intensity and emotion. Their day is beautiful if they had gone for walking and it is worst if they have missed due to any reason. I am not a regular walker but if I get time from my busy schedule, I always try to go for 40/45 minutes walk in nearer garden. I could see some of the regular walkers as and when I go for walk, they were there and now I see some of them still doing so. It is a happy feeling for me as well as for them. So I was thinking about the pleasure of walk as well as connecting the tracking with it. I have seen people who love to track; they make special arrangement for this activity. They usually carry a sleeping bag, a torch, matchbox, ready to eat food, biscuits, Swiss multiple knife, disposal plates, a mug, a water bottle, watch, Pocket GPS, wind cheater, other folding materials for daily need etc. They track on the specific path and view the beauty of area. They rest on a rock and enjoy the scenic view while sipping their can juice. Wherever they feel that they cannot move forward they fix their tent and ignite fire from jungle woods, heat their ready food and hide themselves in their sleeping bags. Next morning they again start their journey and ultimately reach to their destination and conclude the walk with happy note.

As it is an ideal sport activity for all age therefore it is one of the most lovable leisure sports for everyone. While thinking further, another thought came in mind that why a tracker do not carry the things which could make his stay comfortable during the track/ walk. He should carry a cot/bed for sleeping. He should carry a gas cylinder with double burner stove, a proper dinner plate with fork, spoon, glass, handkerchief and a chair with dining table. A big light for illuminating the area. A tent heater or air-conditioner  for providing him a luxurious stay while watching scenic beauty of area.

I further thought that in that case what would happen if a tracker starts taking all these things while going for tracking. How his journey would be and how long he would able to walk with load of all these material? Furthermore how much time he would take to complete the same? How he would feel at the last? What he would describe and share his experiences of this walk?

Now suppose someone tries to do then how the journey will plan. He would start collecting for articles by doing survey in the market. Which product is good and which one is not. Which has better life and warranty and durable as well? Then he will shell out money or borrow or will take it from his friends, parents, well wishers. He will get all things and properly pack them. He would further look for a helper/assistant who would help me in carrying the said articles as well as to fix and remove them at every staying place.  He would walk less as much of the time will be devoted to his packing and unpacking as well as fixing/ removing the things at halting point. His gait will be slow and tiring. He will stay after every short distance and will be busy with looking after the things he is carrying. His main focus will be at the things that he is carrying rather than on watching the scenes during the journey.  When he will be back he would not describe the journey rather sigh on things which he lost during the walk at several points. He would blame that he could not complete it due to laziness/ slow pace of his helper. He would be calculating the excess money wasted during this journey.  He would say that next time he would not like to go as the area is not good, people are not friendly rather jealous on his comfortable walk. He would have answers to all the questions posed to him as he is being prepared for this.

These all emotions and thoughts are part and parcel of one’s life.  While going on life cycle we all think to do the same without realizing that a walk is only enjoyable when we carry the limited stuff with us. If we carry all the emotions i.e. sorrow, pain, agony, anger, revenge, anxiety, etc with us in larger quantity than we will not able to travel. The gait would be slowed due to above factors. We would try to look for someone to help us and then would blame him/her for our failures. We would not learn the lesson as we would not enjoy the beauty of life at our halting stations. We would be in hurry to complete the journey without evaluating the lesson of life. Later on when we will be back from life and told to share the experiences of life, we would describe the failures occurred due to interference of others. We would mention about the lost and missed experiences. We would curse our creator for giving us a useless life.

We would not remember that whatever has occurred because of our own way of handling the things. The reason of our failure none other than us. The baggage of life has made our life miserable. Due to all these baggage we could not see the scenic beauty during the journey. We have missed the flow of cool air on our face. We become obsessed with ourselves that the pleasure of resting at rock was never felt. We could not get sleep in sleeping bags as we always worry for safety of things we carry. The morning were never refreshing for us as it was another day to collect the articles till afternoon and little bit of walking was tough as it becomes tiring and boring at every step. The difficulties become impossible to pass it as valuable experience.

Life could be easy and better if luggage is limited and easy to carry. Everyone has his own limitations of handling emotions. We should know that and never try to cross that as well otherwise the purpose of journey will be vain.