One fine morning when i was on a trek to Lal Tibba in Mussoorie, a spark of thought hit me in my mind. And more amazing is the fact that it happened when i was finding it hard to climb one of the difficult terrain in the trek. I sensed a lot of parallels running between 'Life and a trek'. I started telling my senior friend Shanmugam about the parallels. Those parallels that i sensed were :
1. Like the different phases of a life which is mixed with happiness and sorrow in different times, a trek too has tough as well as smooth areas (i.e. undulations are a characteristic feature of a good trek). If one crosses the difficult parts of a trek the other parts are so simple and makes one feel 'easy going'. The same will also apply to a person's life.
2. If one slips in a trek there will be friends/colleagues to lift him , cater him or to nurse his wounds. Similarly if a person slips in his smooth going life, there will be friends who redeem him from the quagmire in his/her life.
3. A person attains a great sense of satisfaction if he reaches a stage where he is proud of his achievements if he takes a glance of his paths travelled in life. Likewise, in a trek a person achieves a sense of satisfaction if he reaches his destination and looks back his journey.
4. In a trek one is often annoyed by small obstacles in the form of Leeches, marshy areas and a steep hillock. It has in parallels in life too in the form of irritating co-workers, disobedient children and an official memo.
5. In a life one will be often accompanied by his friend throughout the path and if his/her friend happen to meet an accident that handicaps him he lends his hand for help so as to ensure his survival so as to accompany him till the end of life. It has its own parallel in a trek too, If a friend got injured , he will ensure his recovery and to continue the journey till the end.
These are some of the parallels that came to my mind. I would welcome more parallels from my friends who might have felt the same.
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