The Leap

By Yash Gupta

So you are standing on the top floor of the tallest building you could find. As you close your eyes, images of all the important people, significant events and memories start playing in your head.

You take a deep breath. Inhale with all your might, knowing this is the last breath you will ever take.

You want to cherish it; and so without exhaling, you take what you think is the leap of

freedom.

With the jump and every crossing floor, you think all that pain is going away.

With every inch of that ruthless fall, you think you have won it all.

With every passing second you think it's all over.

But is it over? Or is it just an illusion?

For a minute, let's role-play this scenario to the very end.

You finally reach the end of fall. Tears rolling down your face, and blood gushing out of your body.

Sirens break the silence of that dreadful night. Phone rings in your household.

All the muscles of that person who cared about you frozen stiff, brain unable to comprehend the details of that phone-call, mind refusing to accept the reality.

With every attempt to scream, all that person could manage to do is gulp in air; with

blizzards of memories annihilating the will to act.

Imagine the torment that person faces as he cremates your lifeless body.

With every inch of your skin getting burnt, a wound appears on the heart of that person which is nearly impossible to heal.

You might have gone to what they said would be heaven, or you might have gone to what they call hell. I never really believed in the concept of heaven and hell. But i would use this folklore reference to say that all you did was convert that person's life into hell as you cowardly proceeded to that assumptious heaven.

With every ring of the phone, the recollection of that phone-call now haunts the life of that person.

And you thought it was all over.

Now can you see it clearly?

All you did was transfer your pain and your suffering to some other soul.

All you did was push some other person in the fire ignited and fueled by your hardships.

Still think it was the right thing to do?

Still think you have won?

Still think it's all over?

Tough times, financial crises, heartbreaks, betrayals and tonnes of such similar sentiments will keep on knocking the door of your life.

Through that same door comes in new ways, loyal friendships, merry times and gradual healing.

Will you permanently shut this door or will you muster the strength to open the door and greet all of them with patience and acceptance.

Happiness is a choice and not the result.

Never get afraid of being lost.

Because some beautiful paths cannot be discovered without getting lost.

We don't know what the future holds. Let's get lost in this beautiful mess and wait for it to unhold.

What are you waiting for?

Let's get lost in this kaleidoscopic life!

By Yash Gupta