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It was me all along

The burning lava roared to seek the attention of a shiny molten rock outside the volcano hole.    " It won't be long before the mighty volcano decides your fate. You could fuse with lava, become a bigger rock or get buried deep underneath and never see the sky again" " Somewhere between the lava eruption and a landslide I was born. Little did I know I would take life as a rock, an imperturbable observer of the world.  What you and I experience is an infinitesimal view of the cosmos. We are just travelers, my friend." Before the lava could reply, the volcano took control of itself, showered the golden-red celestial mass of lava. Amidst the chaos, the volcano beamed, "It was me, it was me all along".

Away from home...

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It was probably the longest summer night I'd ever seen. Beside me was a stranger, fast asleep. Little did I know him, little did I know the place. It was 11:00 at night and I felt the urge to use the washroom. As I walked out of my tiny room, the stranger in my room acknowledged. At the corner of the floor was a small compound washroom complex consisting of several labeled doors and washbasins. Earlier this day, I had seen the college campus as a whole with my parents. We had been through the classrooms and sports facilities without any students. The place seemed to be dull and lifeless. Several questions haunted my mind, " Am I here because I didn't study enough to clear any of the entrance exams? ", "Did I make the right choice?".  Soon enough with all these thoughts in mind, it was morning. I formally wished my roommate good morning, and walked through the same passage where I had ventured last night, but this time with my roommate. As we fin