When I came back to the foreign land…

When I came back to the foreign land…

I don’t know why, but everything seemed familiar. From far, I could see the ice capped mountains. But as the clouds engulfed me, everything seemed vague.

Still, I was twenty minutes behind, to set foot on that foreign land. As memories blew in with a gust of wind, with intensity so strong, that I knew may be somewhere, sometime back I’ve been in this place. This breeze indicated a bigger hidden motive.

Rather confused about my destination, my mind questioned itself, where does this road lead to? When suddenly, I was drowned in the pensive of emotions, which somehow brought me closer to myself.

There was a left turn, followed by a right and again by a sharp right one.

The memories grew closer now. Slowly they started hitting me, when I came back to the foreign land.

The local breeze was slowly closing in on me. The moment I set foot on the ground, the land that had been foreign a while ago, seemed a lot more familiar, and suddenly it struck me…

May be I was born here;

May be it is not an alien land;

May be I alienated this land;

May be this is where I belong;

May be this is my home;

I started my journey towards the streets where I grew up, which taught me to be humble, towards the arena which taught me to face life, not to conquer it, but to love it; to live it. This is the place which showed me that besides worldly pleasures, I have a duty; I have a responsibility towards my home, towards my land.

Now I have realized, this is my home, stolen from me, a long while ago. The blurry memories which seemed far away, had found their way back. I realized that they were always a part of me.

The picture was very much clear now, as the clouds had faded away,

And I had found peace.

But, my mind was still confused, contemplating, why my home seemed foreign to me, when I came back to the foreign land…

And now, it was time for me to return back to my home.

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Author: Sugam Mahajan

Acknowledgement: Satvik Gupta - Thanks for your valuable inputs