Places are just like people.
With some, it’s the love at first
sight. You fall in love with some places as soon as you reach there (or at
times even before ever being there). You get mesmerised by the place easily and
feel at home at once.
Some places are like the first
love, it may not be the best of the place that you have been to and you may
have gone to many other better places. But no matter what; you will always have
a soft spot for that special place. It seems like the feeling that place gave
you can never be replaced by any other. The thought of that place brings a
smile on your face.
And some places are like your
childhood best friends, no matter how many times you go there and how much time
you spend; you will never get bored of it. You always come back longing to go
there again and again. You somehow end up constantly going back to that same
place instead of exploring new places – and yet you love it more each and every
time.
Yet again, some places are like
those passing crushes. You like it in
the beginning – you just assume that there must be so much to that place. But
more time you spend there more you feel like leaving and if possible never
coming back again.
While some places are like those
unattainable love. You are so attracted to it. You know almost everything about
it. You day dream about it – fantasise it. But you have never actually been
there – it is out of your reach (currently) and there are slim chances that you
would be able to go there in this lifetime.
And some places; like some people
take time to make a space in your heart. You will not be impressed at first or
it may not stand up to your expectation. But after visiting a number of times
and spending some time there, you will slowly see the real beauty of it. You
start knowing its weakness and strengths. You start accepting it flaws and
start discovering its hidden beauty. And fall in love gradually and slowly.
And of course, there are some
places which are like the lost love which makes you nostalgic and makes your
heart ache. The place just brings back long forgotten memories and makes you
want to write poetry. You think that you should avoid that place, but deep down
you want to go there again and again.
Meanwhile, there are some places
which are like the love of your life - your soul mate. You love the place no
matter what. You know its each nook and corner, the best views and the dirtiest
lanes – and yet you love it with all your heart – unconditionally. You look
past its flaws and shortcomings – and celebrate its beauty. You miss it no
matter how ever amazing place you go and always feel happy being back there.
If you think about it, places
aren’t that different from people at all. They inspire us, provide us with
opportunities and give us memories. I can think of the places which are like a
best friend, or a love at first site, or a soul mate to me. Do you too relate
to places in the same way?
