The simplest things are sometimes the hardest things in the world

It is the of the most difficult things in the world to let go. Attachment has this knack of hurting one desperately. There is so much left unsaid.

I encountered something that knocked the air right out of me. I did not want to react the way I did. It took every ounce of control to compose myself. The unhappy realization hit me like a tonne of bricks. It was so unexpected. I had imagined much superior handling capacity. I really used to be so convinced about my ability to deal with such eventualities. It hurt so much, that all I could do was turn and almost run away. I wished I could disappear. I always scorned those who could not face the finite, but that is probably because I have an amazing ability to escape. But today, there was no easier alternative.

I kept walking, bleak, dejected or just to put it plainly, unbelievably sad. But then I paused, got my thoughts together and stayed. My eyes searched for something I could not find. Painful as it was, I smiled, wished I had said at least a simple 'thank you' for touching my life in a way no human being has. Maybe I will say this someday.

But for now, until we see each other again, I will keep walking.