Guarding MY space? What Space?

For years, I've guarded that space...MY SPACE...lest people don't get to know, don't intrude.

Then one day, I asked, "What am I guarding? Why?".

I stopped being the guard. But it was tough to go inside, even for me. The place had become so used to being guarded.

Years later, I've only managed to get a hazy view of what lies inside...

And guess what! The inside is the same...whether you enter from my door or yours!

Comments

  1. Shashi8 August 2016 at 21:32

    lovely ... :-) ...the unfolding journey that you are on...is amazing ...

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    1. Shantanu8 August 2016 at 22:16

      Thanks... Good you liked it. This may be the reason I appear to be disregarding spaces of others.

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    2. kirangul16 August 2016 at 02:05

      Yes, Shashi, I am connecting with Shantanu after a while n getting a taste of his unfolding journey n there is wonder n some amazement also.

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  2. kirangul16 August 2016 at 02:02

    Beautiful. The inside is the same.
    I would say the innermost is the same and the inside is unique but not in conflict with other insides. The outsides somehow seem different n also seem to polarise.
    You write well Shantanu.

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    1. Shantanu5 September 2016 at 22:54

      Thanks Kiran. This distinction between the inside and the innermost - is that a desperate attempt to guard the separatedness? I can understand, oneness is quite scary to the self!

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