1st of January 1972, was a day unlike any other day, everything felt just right, the breeze was just right, the sun was just right, and the atmosphere was just right 👌
We just graduated, our faces lightened up with smiles, our joy overflowing through our eyes, and a collective sense of accomplishment filled the room we were gathered in, no words could express our joy.
“Let’s go on a journey” someone said, out of the vibe of the moment, another responded ” Yes, we could rent a yacht”, No, let’s get on a ship and sail from here ( Landensvil) to the very shores of Grcee, “Now that would be a voyage we all agreed.
A week later, we got a ship, crew members and all my friends, our journey began.
The first couple of days were amazing, the excitement of the voyage filled our blood with energy, and the thought of being together for a good while was intoxicating to our souls. Friends for life we said, as we dined and wined all through the night.
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For days on end, we celebrated joyously, told stories of our individual experiences, and reminisced about our days in school, “John do you remember when we stalked Ashley for a whole semester? Keep it down bro, she’s right here”, Mary, remember when we skipped classes to attend Chris’s birthday party?”Ah yes, we all failed the exams anyway” 😂😂😅 we all laughed. Together forever we said.
A month later, 5th of February 1972, the storm came. It was a silent and calm night as usual, but suddenly the atmosphere changed, raging winds, thunder ⛈ strikes, heavy rain fall, all within minutes. Our vessel took a hit, we panicked, “this isn’t good”, I said as the storm rages.
Over the next couple of months, we got to know each other even better, our likes and dislikes, relationships were formed, stronger friendships were made, relationships were also turn apart, and the bond of friendships was broken. We experienced life like never before, the course of our individual lives drifting in different directions.
We started to figure out what we actually wanted for ourselves moving forward.
During our usual gathering at night, we all sat down, surrounding a fireplace, with hot tea in our wooden cups and a blanket on our back, it was cold.
Then I said, ” when did we come to this, when did hate and hurt start ruling our every thought, when did sadness start hounding our sleepless heart”. We can’t continue like this.
After 7 months at sea, we finally reached the shores of Greece, on July 12, 1972, we touched land, and after a couple of days of resting and taking in our journey and what Greece had to offer, we were set to return. With our experiences as maps and our battle scars as reminders, we could face the journey back home, without fear.
It was indeed the voyage of a life time.
Life is just like this voyage, we never know where we would really end up, until we take the liberty to try.
This can be likened to our lives, we all have different paths to take, but forever may be and may not be forever.
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