I was on an outing with my buddies . The golden rays of sun were shining radiantly on the fecund earth . We all were sitting on the lush green grass underneath the shadow of a gigantic sakura tree which was showering it's tiny pink flowers on everyone . The gentle breeze was twirling on the melodies of silence while kissing our faces .
We all were in the midst of relishing the warm and delicious food when I realised that I had lost my gold chain . So all of us scattered in different directions to look out for chain . Suddenly , I noticed something shining in the grass . As soon as I came near that spot , I found my chain . But I noticed something Uncanny and unimaginable . I saw an alternate world which was completely filled with dark aura and it seemed as if the world was trying to conceal a deep mystery inside it's womb . Suddenly it dawned on me that I've lost my way completely .
But as soon as I tried to move , I heard a mellifluous and hypnotizing melody of flute . It seemed as if that tune was inviting me in the other world and I was unable to stop myself . I kept on walking and entered in the dark world . The tune stopped playing suddenly and I regained my senses . I was standing on a deserted and barren land which gave a feeling of immense mourning and agony . The grey clouds were floating like a phantom over the land which made the land appear even more gloomy .
While observing all this dark phenomena , I stumbled upon an earthen pot which was perching on the barren land . The pot was unique in shape and had a lid on it. I could not hold my curiosity and tried to touch the earthen pot .
But as soon as I tried to touch it , a loud thunder scared me to the core and I moved back in fear . I was trembling with fear when I noticed white wings emerging out of that earthen pot . The earthen pot started flying and settled at a certain height. It was floating in the sky when suddenly a huge iridescent bubble popped out of the barren land and surrounded the earthen pot .
I was completely stunned because of the series of events which had unfolded in front of my eyes . When I was trying to recover from these bizarre things , a golden key which was filled and surrounded by glitters and sparkles caught my attention. I stepped forward to touch the key and while reaching for the key I looked at the wristwatch . It was 6 pm and we all were supposed to board the train at 5.30 pm for reaching home. I was feeling exhausted , baffled and lonely now. It seemed as if I was fully being drowned in this ocean of dark world by some invisible spirit.
I was feeling helpless but then I thought for a while that may be this golden key might help me to go back in my world . I tried to touch that key with a hope that this struggle will end soon and then the history repeated itself once again.
The white wings emerged out of golden key. The key started flapping its wings and soared in a particular direction . My eyes kept following the key till it landed on a goblin's shoulder . The goblin was short and dark in color . He had a long and sharp nose , scary eyes and evil expressions on his face. He was fully dressed in black and had a pathetic sense of style . I noticed him walking in full rage and coming towards me .
He came in front of me and asked me furiously , "How dare you touch my golden key?" I noticed him cajoling the key . I instantly replied , "I'm sorry ,I'm lost and I thought that this key will help me find the way ." The goblin raised his eyebrow and replied , " Oh, so you are lost? You seem like a humble girl because you did not shout back at me. So I'll guide you a bit. But let me test you first before handing this key to you. I'll ask you some questions and you will be given 3 chances to give the correct answer . If you are able to answer all the questions correctly , then this key is all yours and if you lose , then you will not get the key and also you won't be able to return to your original reality. So , are you ready?" I thought for a split second and realised that the risk was huge but then again if I beared the risk successfully then the rewards will be abundant . So I agreed to Goblin's proposal and said ,"Yes".
The goblin shooted his first question ,"Okay , so who do you think I'm? I thought for a while and realised that this is a test so the answer won't be a straight one. So I stared at him carefully and asked myself ,"How does he make me feel?" The answer which popped up was ,"Fearful and Uncertain." So I immediately replied ,"You are FEAR ." The goblin did not react at all and shooted his second question ,"What do you think this pot floating above represent?" I thought to myself that this pot is unique in shape then the other pots , so it should represent something special . I asked myself ,"What is special and unique?" The answer which popped up was "Mind" . I immediately answered "Mind". The goblin shooted the third question ,"What do you think does this key on my shoulder represent?" I wondered that the key is used to unlock the doors . But in this case , there is no visible door as such . So this key should represent a solution of something which is not clearly visible or may be it is but a person is most likely to overlook it . The answer which popped in my mind was , "Awareness". So I instantaneously replied ,"Awareness." The goblin did not say anything but he touched the key and the key immediately soared towards me and landed on my shoulder . As soon as I touched it , the key soared once again in full pace and bursted the iridescent bubble which surrounded the earthen pot and the pot came down in front of me . I noticed that the lid of a pot had a key hole on it . The key immediately opened that lid . The goblin was standing there silently while witnessing everything . I immediately saw what was inside the pot but all I could see was void .
I immediately asked the Goblin ,"Dear Mr. Goblin, this pot is empty. The goblin answered ," No, it is not . It is completely filled with void and that's what is its speciality . You can put anything inside this pot , it is upto you . The more you put something , the more the void will increase and also the very thing which you put inside will keep multiplying. For instance , If you put some money inside it , it will increase. Your thoughts will energize this pot and your awareness is the key which will help you utilise this pot effectively . Keep this key safe with this pot. Cherish them both and see your life fill up with ebullience. I replied ,"Okay" with a little confused tone. After this conversation , the goblin vanished instantly and a white royal Pegasus came out of nowhere . To my surprise , he could speak . The Pegasus exclaimed ,"Oh , My Dear! I'm here to take you back to the original world. Honor me by sitting on my back . " So I sat on his back and he took me back into my original world . After which the Pegasus and the dark world both disappeared .
I really came back to my original world and realised that this was all a Dream . But this dream conveyed a sacred epiphany to me in a beautiful manner and that was , "the dark world represented the bad phase of my life , the hypnotizing melody represented the bad addictions in my life which led to the bad phase in my life , the earthen pot represented my own mind , the iridescent bubble represented the uncertainty , the goblin represented fear and the golden key represented awareness ."
The sacred epiphany was that in order to successfully cross through the bad phase of my life , I'll have to come back to my senses and know all the addictions which led me to this phase. I'll have to energize my mind with positivity amidst all the uncertainty and fear trying to grab my attention. For doing so , I needed a golden key known as awareness and when I'll successfully clear all these obstacles , a better world will unlock in front of my very own eyes .
© Minotee Gokhale