22 March, 2015

'To the Edge of the World and Back'

From: Bangalore Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
One afternoon Sandra woke up startled rubbing her eyes from the ruins of a silly dream. She brushed aside Jack her Labrador as he grunted to snuggle closer. Sandra was one of her kind since school days. As a child she was never one to run to swings or chase butterflies. As a teenager, she was more excited about the science exhibition than the prom. As she grew up, her interest in archaeology and geography escalated and she majored in the 2 subjects with flying colors.

One fine day as she was doing her chores, the idea of the world having a geographical end accosted her. She cracked open at the thought of something that silly. She thought, “If there existed an end of that kind, I would go there during a cold sunset, holding Tim’s hand and tell the whole world that I found the edge of the world, and the love of my life.” She was perhaps, a tad bit philosophical for her generation, but no less a romantic.

A few years later, after some ground breaking leads on a silly afternoon dream, Sandra was ready to present her paper titled, “To the edge of the world and back” at an International Conference. The morning of the conference, she was accompanied by Tim and Jack to a run of the mill auditorium. They observed a crowd endorsing all kinds of intellects ranting about their latest research. Her cold hands clutched Tim’s in fear.

Sandra: “In front of all these people, I’ll be that infantile pseudo-intellect who gets jeered at. It has been a dream for so many years to present here among all these people, and yet, instead of enjoying this moment, all I can think of is how silly I am going to sound when I present my paper.”

Tim: “You’re going to be fine hon. You have the power to convince the world of truth, and I know you will wear it like a charm when it’s time to. And then, we will ourselves head over to the edge of the world."

In the matter of a few hours, it was finally her turn to present. She hesitated as she ascended the stage. As she announced her paper’s title, there was some suppressed laughter and mockery happening. Nevertheless, after seeing Tim and Jack seated there in the crowd, she decided to go ahead and present the research.

It took Sandra one and a half hours to explain the concept to the jury, as they gave her dubious glances. However, the audience was spell-bound when she geologically proved that there indeed, was a coordinate on their home planet Earth, which marked the edge of the world, so to say.

A few years hence, after a lot of research and calculation, an expedition was planned to the cold deserts of Antarctica. Sandra gripped on faith as she led the troupe to something that took birth at the premise of a lazy afternoon nap. A few months later, Sandra was adorned with the tag that described her as the one who discovered the edge of the world.  

Today, marks the 10th year after the edge of the world was found. They have made a town out of the place for welcoming hundreds of tourists who go here every day. They are usually seen thrilled to throw around status updates about the picturesque edge of the world alongside selfie’s with bored penguins.


Every year this day, Sandra, Tim and Jacky, travel to the edge of the world and back, as a gesture of their love for each other.


Sometimes, the power to imagine is where it all starts. So before you categorize, Santa Claus and Easter bunnies to be silly myths, think, What if they were real?

"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.." - John Lennon

This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.


5 comments :

  1. Wow! An amazing story! Very well written.

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    1. Thank You Vyomi! :) I'm yet to read yours though!

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  2. beautiful.....just beyond words.....believe in the power of dreams......very uplifting post....

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    1. Thank you so much Sunaina! I think I'm in good spirits after seeing your comment :D

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