Lemme Think

Some great person has given his wonderful thought as " If you are my friend do not walk infront of me, for I may not follow you. Neither walk behind me, for I may not guide you. Walk by me for I would need you by my side each step I take forward." Most of us would say what a beautiful thought it is. Let me think if this thought is really that great.

Do we really want some one to be by our side. If that's the case why do we keep shouting for space and privacy. May be this thought was for people who want emotional support and require mentorship in one form or the other. One may also argue that humans being a social species are those who need some one to share their experiences and feelings. Hold on did I say we need some one to share with. Who could be the person we might be willing to share with. Our spouse, a close friend, a friend, a mentor, an online friend, relatives, family members....who? So we return to our first question what about our privacy then. Do we really want to share everything or do we want to filter our experiences and then share? What would happen if we do not share? Is sharing that important? What elese can I do if I do not share? Lemme think.

No, some one says there is no existence without friends. You need people around you for you can not think of a life without them. Aha! so does it mean your experiences are all with your friends, or do you create your experiences with them? Then what do you share with them. Agreed friends are some one whom you can count on unconditionally but does it mean your experiences and viewpoints be always motivated through their existence. Do we need to be so bogged down if we do not find any of our friends around? Does it cause an alarming bell to ring if one of your friend misinterprets your feelings and experiences? There are several of these unanswered questions which needs a thought to be given. "Individual's Identity", isn't this the first thing with which we started our journey? Didn't we made friends with whom we were able to gel with smoothly? Certainly we need to maintain our identity and for that we may end up with no one either walking behind us, or infront of us or by our side. Still we need to get going and continue with our journey.

I actually tend to agree with, "We just need to make a difference and rest will follow." You may need people around you but they should not limit you in your journey way forward. Rest assured you are your own travel mate and in this journey the only companion that you might find is the look like of your soul.