Permanence

Is there an elixir to all troubles in life? Something that can keep man immortal?

Why run this rat race and hope for permanence when the truth is crystal clear?

In this world, 'eternal' continues to remain a myth, a period just slightly longer than temporary. But the inhabitants of this planet, blinded by the journey ahead as well as the stories of the past, it takes them far longer than usual, to realize the truth. That every scribbling on the rock, every word written on sand, are washed away, does not last.

If only they would gaze up from their phones for once, if only they would be silent, and listen. rather than party loudly on the seashore, they would see. They would see that they were all running the wrong race. Besides, to be immortal would mean, to stay forever in a world that evolves, changes every single second. With time that stops for none, man finds it hard to keep up. Permanence, is thus, to an extent. terrifying. 

Who knows.. One fine day serenity alone may settle down here forever. One fine day when the wind has blown off every last trace of our footprints..

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Sailing through books

                           The love to travel , to explore , is nested deep in the minds of most human beings . Tracing our roots to our ancestors , who spent most of their lives wandering before the era of 'settling down' began . Probably , it's in the blood .  Interests differ from person to person , From one field or another we are somehow connected to this common love , our love to travel .

                             Unfortunately , for many , crossing the borders of their home is a far cry . So when it comes to living our dream , sometimes , it just has to be limited , to living our dream via what we do . For a reader , the millions of words that cross her mind , each provides a beautiful vision of the 'unseen' . She travels across the Himalayan ranges , the lush green Amazon forests , or sails across the aqua blue Atlantic through the books she reads . For a reader , that's how she lives her "Around the World" dream . 

- Farha Salim