Ur feet lose ground. U lose balance. U bend forward, backward, sideways... towards every side. U try to stand still. It's hard. REALLY hard. But it is very difficult. It seems like an eternity before u can actually regain control. But as soon as u do, u lose it again. This time the intensity of the force that's making u fall is even higher. Beyond any measure, beyond ur control. No matter how hard ur tryin to stay put. Ur scared. Scared of so much. Of falling, of drowning, of not being able to save urself... and most of all... of death.
Scary, right? Of course it is. U wudn't know how scary it is unless u've been there. God forbid that u ever have to face such a situation in ur life. IF there is a God, anyway.
But then, there do come certains phases in ur life when u feel exactly the same. And most of the times u just want this phase to get over as soon as it can. U try. Try harder. Hardest in ur capabilities. Then when ur done trying and ur tired, desperation sets in. Now comes another phase. It's called PANIC. When this happens, ur in for trouble.
Ever seen or heard or read abt someone drown in water? U know what happens? There's water all around, and the person's goin' down. Faster than he can even think. He plunges deeper. He starts groping all around him for something to hold on to, but all that his hands can find is water. He tries to search for something firm below his feet, but again all that he can find is water. In his exhasperation of trying to stand firm, he tends to exert so much that he starts to exhaust all his reserve of energy. It's all burnt out. But to no avail. And in this moment, he does the one thing that he shouldn't do. He tries to breathe. But again, instead of air, he breathes water. The creator then becomes the ultimate destroyer. Now the guy has 3 seconds flat.
Scary, yet again, right? Of course it is.
This is how an abyss is. If you ever fall into one, you r completely unaware of how far u hv to fall. Whether u can find the pit is a question that most of the times can not be answered, becoz of the sheer depth of the abyss.
U might find urself in such a situation, not literally, but metaphorically.
What can u do to avoid such a situation? The answer lies with u... But NOT just u...
Isn't it?
Think.
Keep ur eyes comin' back.
Love, Peace n' Harmony
Sam.
© Prateek Sharma Mar 2006
Posts
2 comments:
Awesome man. The abyss, the bottomless chasm, the feeling of emptyness, of nothingness engulfing you is inescapable. Whenever or wherever you may be. To remind you that life is not always a bed of roses or Switzerland's sunflower fields( Apologies to a certain Mr. Yash Chopra).
Great post, Outlaw. Keep em coming
Dear Draconian Devil.
Thanx for the comment on the post. Unlike few ppl, who might not really understand what the text in the post really refers to... I hope that the msg in its true context reached u... n u understood it the way it was meant...
keep reading n posting comments.
Post a Comment