A BREAKTHROUGH

Things were going really bad. Especially, when she compared everything to how they were six months ago. She was 25 years old and life had been perfect six months ago. After having procured the kind of education she had wanted, she took up a job in a kind of place where she learnt many things but more importantly she was respected and loved by her colleagues and mentor. She had great friends with whom she shared amazing times. She had started hiking with a group and the experience had been liberating for her. To top it all, she was in love – with the perfect guy. She never had been happier or more confident in her entire life. She felt she was living the life she had always wanted to…Well at least for a while.

Lately things had started taking a bad turn. Work and projects were not moving in the right direction as work. She missed her mentor who had moved to a different department. Just like her friends – who all got transferred to different cities. And love…well it brought out emotions in her like jealousy, possessiveness and doubt; emotions she thought she didn’t have. She didn’t like it a bit – the kind of person she was becoming. 

Yes, things were not going well at all. As she was chatting with her childhood friend, she complained about it, and how she felt. Her very wise friend, instantly prescribed a break – a holiday at a new destination, even gave some suggestions of places to go – UK, Europe, etc.  Her first reaction was that she could never get away from work, and an overseas trip meant big bucks down the drain to her. But as she walked home that evening, she thought about it again. Yes, it would really be nice to get away from everything. The idea began to excite her – to go to some place completely different from where she lived. It sounded like an adventure. 

She got to chat with her friend again about the idea, and they discussed about locations where she could go. Suddenly it came up, the name, the one place she had wanted to be most, but had completely forgotten over years of trying get to the place where she was now. Spain. How had she forgotten how long time dream? She had the money as well as the freedom to go there, yet it hadn’t crossed her mind till then.  It no longer was an impossible dream. To think that she could actually be there, got her immensely happy.

Of course, it wasn’t easy. It needed an entire mindset change for her – she had never done anything that bold before. She also had other things to think of – with whom would she go, was it safe to go alone (which she badly wanted to do), what would her family say about spending that kind of money, would her office give her a leave for such a reason, is it really necessary or worthwhile to spend that much, etc. All these doubts ensured that they stopped her from taking a decision. But just that thought that if she really wanted – she could go, anytime, made her feel so free and immensely happy. She didn’t feel like wasting time thinking of her troubles - they felt so puny and boring in front of this idea. Her mind was more attracted towards this trip – if she decided to go for it. 

Should she go for it?

                                                                            To be continued….