num_pages: 284
description: When the Road Beckons' is an inspiring odyssey that promises to transform a generation. Caught in the inescapable hurricane of life,the protagonist decides to snap out of the everyday mendacity and go on a 4000 km motorbike journey across Ladakh. Little does he know whether he can complete this arduous and uncertain journey and finds himself struggling with the whims and fancies of the mountain. But soon, his journey transforms into a metamorphic one, unsettling the dusts in his mind and teaching him invaluable lessons. The changing landscapes take him on a quest to discover his true identity as he learns to break free and introspect. He finds a connection to his past and finds his way to build his future, the future he always wanted to build but never had the courage to do so. He learns to annihilate the impediments on his path to creativity and entrepreneurship which were created by fear and uncertainty and goes on to follow his bliss. 'When the Road Beckons' is not merely a travelogue but a valuable read for anyone on a quest for meaning of life but is afraid to step into the unknown. It's a story that will take you to that one person whom you are quite eager to discover. And that person is You.An ode to 'When the Road Beckons'I'm alive but I feel no life,When the sun goes down,the darkness arrives,tearing my heart with a knife.I have debts I remind myself,To my parents, my peers,to the divine himself;I can't reclaim what I never owned,For Life, it's not mine, but a loan I'm told.Lonesome I sit in a crowded room;There're many, but I'm in a cocoon.Like a puppet, I smile and greet,But I'm surely unknown to those I meet.A hush prevails, and it lingers longer,For the abyss, it's growing stronger.Empty as I am despite everything I need,Devoid of passion and purpose in my deed.There's a lull on the surface and a storm within.A boy awaits, to be heard, to be seen.Devoid of form, of life, of sight;I wait for death to end my plight.Listen to the voice, when she beckons,With the sound of her lullabies, your soul awakens.Take the road, the heart echoes,Follow the wind wherever it blows.I drive through the wilderness of the mountain;My heart and mind open like a fountain.The journey guides my soul,Devoid of judgements, hatred or control.The wind, the sun, the rivers, the trees,In their beauty, the soul foresees.Don't carry the past, nor fear the future,Embrace the present with all your vigour.Follow your heart and embrace the light,However uncertain seems your foresight.The Now is the past of tomorrow,The future is born from its shadow.I embrace that what my soul reckons.Tread I must, when the Road Beckons.
language: English
title: When The Road Beckons
publisher: Ravman Books