Chapter 4: Getting Lost

I got lost on purpose.

Maps said left. My heart said right.
So I followed my heart.

The main road was crowded.
But the gali I took was quiet.
Walls full of paintings, kids playing cricket, and aunties gossiping from balconies.

My phone battery was 4%.
My courage was also 4%.

I asked a shopkeeper, "Bhaiya, ye jagah kaha jaati hai?"
He laughed and said, "Beta, tum to bilkul opposite aa gayi. Par ruko, chai piyo pehle."

10 minutes later I was sitting on a plastic chair.
Drinking cutting chai, eating samosa.
He introduced me to 3 other people.
One uncle told me about a hidden temple.
One didi told me where to get the best jalebi.
One kid offered to drop me till the main road.

I was supposed to reach my hotel in 20 minutes.
I reached in 2 hours.
But chapter four taught me:
Getting lost is not always bad.
Sometimes the wrong turn takes you to the right people.

I didn’t find the place I was looking for.
I found stories instead.

The city gave me directions.
But the people gave me memories.

Maybe I came to travel.
But I stayed because I got lost.

🖇️🧿 Question 🧿🖇️
Tum kabhi galat gali me gaye ho aur wahi sabse achhi yaad ban gayi ho?
Comment me apni "lost but found" wali story batao 🥺👇