Feeling lost in the city is nothing new to me. There was a time when I used to take a long walk, sometimes for three to five hours. Can you believe that?
Now life changes and I don't get that much time for a walk. But still sometimes love to lose myself in the streets.
If you don't have the experience then let me explain.
Nowadays, sometimes I choose to just walk around. I don't buy anything, don't talk with any strangers, don't notice anything going around; just walk. I don't listen to the noise, I don't get bothered by the random things going around, I just enjoy the walk. It may sound a little crazy (as my husband says so) but to be it's an escape from my own mind, from this city crowd, from the things I don't like.
Don't wonder how did I capture these photos if I was not that mindful because these photos are from my other walk. The city looks the same, the street life is the same every single day.
There's no escape from this city but maybe we still can choose to go everywhere, in our mind!
Back then when I was studying at my university, I used to sit on the street tea stalls or some random place and get lost in myself. It's a totally different experience to sit in the middle of the city. Many have had the experience of walking mindfully in the jungle. But for me, that never happens, that may not happen soon.
So this is my only option.
City life is crazy, it's suffocating but lively at the same time. I love this city but sometimes hate it too. If you ask me where I would like to settle maybe I would again choose this city because I had a deep connection with this place. It's difficult to explain to we feel!