There are people who have everything they need and people who have nothing at all. Truth be told, it's an absolute privilege to belong to any of the two classes. The people in there atleast have the clarity whether they need to waste what they have or earn what they don't. Living in both these states is easy.

What's not easy is to hang in between - to be that bits-n-pieces person.

Such people have something of everything and yet as a whole, they have nothing which they can exactly call their own. And that's what leads them to the junction of chaos and clarity - a place where both Mu and Mo found themselves standing at.

Mo was an engineer with a liking for everything other than engineering. He could draw, he could write, he could paint, and he could play. He was even fond of capturing the world in a frame. The only thing he didn't know was exactly which frame did he belong to. Confused of what to do and what not to do, he found himself standing on the platform of chaos.

From here, a train left everyday to different destinations. Mo would hop onto one, stay there for some days and return, just to hop onto another the next day. His life was in a loop and somehow, he was comfortable like that.

He was happy, but the world around him wasn't.

Being a bits-n-pieces person, you either solve the puzzle and move up or keep searching for the pieces and stay where you are. The world around Mo could see that he wasn't moving at all. They weren't satisfied with him being just happy. They wished for him to reach the top of the ladder. And so, they pushed him off a cliff.

A push that changed the way he smiled.

Mu, on the other hand, stood proudly on the platform of clarity. Being a mathematician, she knew exactly how she wanted her numbers to add up. Though, that wasn't the only talent she possessed. She could dance, she could sing, and had to confidence to carry out an act. She was expert in playing the game of expressions. These talents had led her to various roles in college plays. Now that the college was done, she was ready to eliminate those variables and simplify her career equations.

But clarity has never been a piece of cake to be gobbled up so easily.

Mo stood there, with her head held high and a smile on her face, waiting to board the train of clarity. But the world around her got lured into the theatrics of confusion. They weren't satisfied with her just heading towards the destination of her dreams. They wished for her to take a step back and head to the other direction. In their eyes, that was the only way for her to grow big. And so, they pushed her off a cliff.

A push that changed the way she smiled.

Both, Mu and Mo, were pushed off the cliff of their comfort zones. It wasn't as if they were being pushed into a totally unknown ditch. They had been there before and left it behind by choice.

And now, they had to retrace those paths again.

Only time can tell whether they get to smell the roses they hadn't before or get pricked by the same thorns again.

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"We are all those bits-n-pieces people who frequently visit the junction of chaos and clarity."

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Are you a bits-n-pieces person too?

If you are, have you ever been to the junction of chaos and clarity?
Which train did you catch from there?

Well, you know which trains Mu and Mo have caught.
Only time can tell whether it takes them to their destinations or not.

Till then, be stranded...