The Journey to Stranger Land

The journey from strangers to friends is a fun one. I mean meeting someone; you never can imagine what the story will be like. I read somewhere, that every person is a story. Their story merges with the people who they meet and interact with. It leads to an interconnected web. If you think about it, it is quite an amazing thing to envision.

It starts with a very simple hello, how are you and before you know it, it becomes have you had dinner/lunch, are you alright, I know something is wrong. Until one day you cross from in front of each other and don’t even know if that even happened or not. You fail to remember the time, when just looking at the person; you could know what exactly was going on.

But wait, what do you do when this happens? Should it be regret for the rest of your life? Or should you try to make things work? Or should you just let things be as they are and let the ebb and flow of time lead you to where it is supposed to be. This journey might have ended; the ending could most probably be you being strangers.

Does it make your mind rest easy? Sitting there knowing, all it will take is a single text, or most probably a conversation where you don’t let your ego muscle through. But wait, how is that possible? Isn’t what made the current destination of strangers, something that was driven by your ego? The thing about this journey is, both parties might never agree to being right or wrong. One might be completely fine with how things are, while the other might jump at the chance to fix things.

Tell me dear reader, what should be done? In a story where two strangers become friends and then become strangers, what should the recourse be? This post is full of questions. I will not deny that. However, what I would really like your two pence about is this: is a friendship more important or someone’s ego?

Should one person’s refusal to see the wrong they did really be the reason for ending up as strangers once again. But let me tell you, when a friendship is making its journey towards becoming strangers, the pain that is felt is immense. Landing at the destination of being strangers, is almost a cool relief. It’s akin to taking a dive in the cool water under the silent night sky, after sitting without any cover in the heat of the sun. Who wouldn’t want that relief?

The unwinding story of two people, is a fascinating tale to behold. It is amazing how just the point of view of the story teller, changes the whole narration, the plot and the ending. A reader might never really know which side is right or wrong. Because each side, each story has a strong plot and characters, which can not be dissuaded from telling their tales as they saw the story unfolding. It is a famous African proverb, until the lion has his or her own storyteller, the hunter will always have the best part of the story. Or another version of this is until lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.

Do you see what that means? What the writer is capable of doing to a tale is amazing. No one can actually understand the power of words, until they see the impact they have on someone’s perception. The story that unfolds when two people interact, is an amazing story to be told. However, the question arises, who should narrate it? The bystander, who doesn’t have an insight to the inner workings of both minds? Or should it be one or the other person? What would be the right way to pen down the moments shared by two people? The laughter shared, the inside jokes, the number of times it was possible to get through the day due to each other, the comfort of knowing that someone is there. How will that be immortalized by someone, who has no insight to all of this?

Have you ever wondered what the ending to your story with someone else is going to be? Knowing that each person we meet, we meet for a reason, for a reason for them as well as you. I try to envision the whole story, its ups and downs, its ending or its never ending. However, no one not even I can envision the pain the journey from friends to strangers inflicts on you.