There are times when you just
want to detach yourself from everything and everyone around you not because you
have concerns, but there is a hankering to escape from all the ‘noise’ in your
life. Well yes, that can be done by getting off social media too 😊😌😌😌. But for me, I wanted
to travel, go somewhere even if it meant going for a day – SOLO. Unfortunately, in India, a girl taking off on
a solo trip is asking for trouble.
So here I was with a bunch of
strangers put in a curated travel group all aiming at the same purpose – of travelling
solo and finding themselves (sounds clichéd).
The group was a mixed bag with
ten of us being solo travelers; a couple; two best friends travelling together;
and a group of sisters. Dynamic, diverse, energetic, artistic, witty was my
first take on them. I felt at ease with strangers, bartering notes on how and why they came on the trip. I was pleasantly surprised how audacious and
outgoing these 22 somethings were. I could never even think about travelling
like this in my 20’s, perhaps we did not even have these kind of opportunities
back then.
After spending time with a few of
them on a one on one basis, I learnt about their circumstances, rearing, issues
in personal lives etc. and realized that sometimes our own problems are
miniscule as compared to what others are going through.
That was the moment that I realized
that how blessed we were. This life is a gift and we should be thankful that we
are waking up each day so we better “live it up”, drop all the negativity, take
life as it comes and follow the motto – Carpe diem to the tee.
