Train Stations

There's a certain feeling you get when you're standing in a busy airport, waiting to board your plane. Or when you're waiting for your train at an empty train station late at night. Or even when you go down to the beach really early in the morning, just as the sun is peeking above the horizon, wishing you a good morning. I don't think anyone can really describe this feeling, but I've noticed that they all hold a similarity. 

All our lives, we're always looking to the future. Wondering what's next for us. What will happen when we finish our degree? Will we get a job straightaway? Am I always going to be friends with these people? Where will I live in the next ten years? Our brains constantly work overtime, always pondering what could possibly be in store for us. There's no way of telling what's to come. But our brains never realise this. And so the thinking continues. 

For some of us, those thoughts take hold and control us. Not only thoughts of the future, but also thoughts off the past. Memories that are plaguing us, holding us back. The mind is a beautiful and powerful place. It can show you memories you don't want to forget, playing them over and over like a broken record. Those memories can hold you back, keeping your mental self in the past, constantly chasing that moment that made you feel as if your head was spinning and your heart was going to pop out of your chest. But what does it do for your physical self and the present world around you? 

That's why I think there's such a beauty in busy airports, or late night train stations. They're never permanent destinations. They're just a part of the journey. They're a place that our minds can rest and feel at ease. Be it only for a few minutes or so. We don't have to think about the future, or think about what's been. We can just enjoy what we're feeling in the moment, just enjoy the journey. In the wise words of Kevin Parker, "It's always around me, all this noise, but not nearly as loud as the voice saying, let it happen, let it happen (it's gonna feel so good)"

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