Destination: THERE

[Guest guest]

Once upon a time there is a lone traveler. His Destination: THERE.

While walking down the street he came across a travel agency. In one

of the advertisement displayed on the display window, it says: We

will get you THERE. Feeling so excited the traveler went in.

 

The manager himself greeted him. As the traveler look around him, he

was impressed. The travel agency is indeed very well decorated and

shows signs of a professional travel agency.

 

[Manager] Do come in sir? Can I help you?

 

[Traveler] Yes! Your Advertisement says, you can get me to THERE. I

want to go THERE.

 

[Manager] Indeed we can get you THERE. Come and sit here. And the

manager goes on to explain and shows the traveler all the photos, the

maps etc of THERE.

 

[Traveler] wow! Impressive. Have you been THERE?

 

[Manager] Never.

 

[Traveler] Never! Then how do you know and get all this information

about THERE if you haven't been THERE at all.

 

[Manager] OH! I compiled them from various sources. From others who

have been THERE. I think its good enough. This map will definitely

lead you to THERE and the pictures itself is an evidence of the

existence of THERE. And here is the list of things you need to bring

with you to go THERE.

 

[Traveler] IC. Okay let me go through with all these and I will come

back later on.

 

As he walked out of the travel agency, he stumbled into a vagrant on

the street and all the brochures and pictures fell on the ground.

 

[Traveler] Oh! I am sorry. And bend down to pick up them up..

 

Vagrant upon seeing the brochures asked the traveler.

"What is that you are holding in your hand?"

 

[Traveler] Pictures, maps etc about THERE.

 

[Vagrant] Ah! THERE. Yes! Fantastic place. What a beauty.

 

[Traveler] You've been THERE?

 

[Vagrant] I have been SOMEWHERE and EVERYWHERE, and if I am not

mistaken I have been THERE too, I think.

 

[Traveler] You mean you have been THERE and not sure about it?

 

[Vagrant] You see my dear traveler; there are many possibilities to

reach THERE. And not just one road. So since I have travel many

roads, I remember being THERE. That is all.

 

[Traveler] Can you show me how to get THERE? Do you have a map or any

pictures of THERE?

 

[Vagrant] Of course, I will. Come tomorrow here and wait for me. No!

I do not use map nor I keep any pictures of THERE.

 

[Traveler] If you do not have a map or pictures of THERE, how are we

going to get THERE?

 

[Vagrant] Instincts. You see my dear Traveler, the road to THERE is

very unpredictable. Today you can see the road; the next day the road

might not be there anymore. So how can you depend on a map? No map

can correctly chart the road to THERE. Nor pictures can capture the

beauty of THERE. Because beauty is like nature, ever changing all the

time. Nothing remained stationary in THERE.

 

[Traveler] So what happen if we can't find the road?

 

[Vagrant] Then I will bring you to another route. We make a diversion

or create our own road. As long as we remain focus in our direction.

I will bring you to places along the route that are not mention at

all in those brochures. These are experiences that you can only

encounter when you are actually on the road. And unless you have

travel along that route you will know.

 

[Traveler] Okay! What shall I bring with me? Water? Food? Etc…

 

[Vagrant] Leave all those behind. You do not need them.

 

[Traveler] No need? What if I am thirsty or hungry?

 

[Vagrant] You will be traveling along the path filled with the

beauty of Mother Nature. Mother nature will never let you starve to

death when you are traveling along her route. Spring water and water

falls you will find. These waters are more pure than the ones that

you carry in your water bottle. And along the road too, you will be

so fascinated with the beauty that you do not feel hungry at all.

Even when you are hungry there are plenty of fruits and plants that

are edible. You will meet wonderful souls who will offer you their

food without asking. And by the time you actually feel hungry, your

food might turn bad. So why bring the unnecessary? Bring yourself and

enjoy the journey!!!!!