It has been one year since Sindbad had set sail. One year
since he stepped out of his known world and jumped into the sea of mystery. The
special thing about this journey was that there were no other sailors with him.
He was alone.
He wasn’t really feeling lonely, or scared. In fact, he
was looking forward to it. Because, sometimes having too many people around constrains
you & drags you back, like the reign on the collar of a playful puppy. But
this time there was nobody to hold him back. He could do whatever whenever he
wanted.
Sindbad had to build his ship bit by bit for this journey
over a long time. It was a great test of his patience & perseverance. He
fought it out with competitors everyday to gather the resources, hammering the
nails on the planks of wood in sun, storm & rain. The grease on the ship
was made up of his sweat & blood. Not that he knew what awaits him, but he
made preparations anyway. His principle was very simple: travel light. The ship
wasn’t built of iron, but out of large chunks of wood. Even if the ship would
crack & break, it would not sink. Wood doesn’t sink.
The wind was strong, the sails were blown fully and he
left the shore with a long toot. He was happy & raring to go, tired of
living on the edge of the old city gasping for breath where every day seemed
more like the last day. He had a very big smile when the anchor was lifted and
the ship went off like an arrow, without ever looking back.
Unlike most other times, where Sindbad looks forward to
the journey instead of the destination, this time he couldn’t wait to see the
land. He could hardly sleep with his pulses racing, looking out far every other
minute, blinking as less as possible, just to catch the first glimpse of the
land. While on the ship, he met more and more other ships floating around as
the destination drew closer. But he hardly stopped to chat, as he was too busy
looking forward.
Finally, he saw the land. It was like a fairytale. Like
he had travelled back in time a thousand years. In the land of kings & queens,
giants & goblets, angels & ghouls, unicorns & dragons. The air was
magical, the people bowed on every word, and the sun was smiling all day & till
late at night.
Sindbad set his first foot on the new world.
