The lessons I learnt at The City of Ruins- Hampi

The tallest rocks at Hampi - called Sister Rocks

Recently visited City of Ruins- Hampi. City of ruins is not the official name but Hampi is popularly called so.. and very rightly indeed. As a child, I was always interested in old monuments and palaces and the lifestyle of kings and queens and the rich heritage of our country. As I grew up, the interest got shadowed by nature, and greenery and mountains... And then came along a plan, of visiting hampi, with a group , who was quite unknown to me. I decided to do the trip, more so from the point of view of spending some quality time with myself, knowing some new people and most importantly trying to see if that old interest and passion was still alive inside, somewhere. Figured out, It sure was...

I dont want to describe my trip here.. and how and what I did. But I want to talk about what I have taken along with this 2 day recluse to the ruins.

What I learnt, being among the ruins:

• The thing that clicked me while in those ruins somewhere was that, whatever you do in life will somewhere be talked about, and that holds good for a king or a popper. Now what should be talked about is left onto You.
• One should never give up on the things one likes doing and one must surely not postpone it to the next day or week or month or year. If you want to do something, do it now.
• The marks and stories you leave behind are not just stories, it’s You, your entire existence is in that tale being told, though you might not be specifically mentioned, but that doesn't change the fact that, if not for you, the tale would not exist.
• A perfect plan, with a perfect execution, results into perfect outcome. (I was amazed at the planning done to finally come up with those structures that stand tall even today).
• If you have the competence, the world will visit you and all the other factors will be put aside. (the fact that the city is in the middle of a village, the weather is at its extremes through the year has not really stopped the fascinated from visiting the place) 

What I learnt from the group of people I went with: 

• Don't be afraid or don't think too much to be in a new set of people, even if you don't end up being best of buddies, you surely learn a lot from all the different kinds... and even if you don't learn anything (you surely meet a new kind of human arrangement, and that surely is worth it).
• Not everyone enjoys your way, so don’t try to push people to do that.
• Everyone you know or meet has and will have some good and some bad, how to balance that, is your proficiency.
• Travel and travel, as much as possible, coz that’s one way of giving time to yourself and your thoughts.