u/Maleficent_Rise_494

So I went to Comic Con Vizag (CCV) on Day 1. Tbh, I went with zero expectations cos the city didn’t have any hype for this event unlike other cities. I’ve attended enough comic cons to be able to compare and yes CCV has a long way to go. But what I found fun were the people. Most of them weren’t anime fans or didn’t know all the pop culture references, but everyone was such a great sport! Everyone had a wonderment and innocence in their eyes, which I seldom see in bigger cities. Usually Comic con would be fun for me due to the artists, shows and stalls etc. But CCV was fun for me because of the people that attended it. If any one of you noticed me at the venue, Hey back at you.

I just wanted to put it out here. One thing you should know about me is that, I love the sea. To bits. I re-started my running a couple months ago, and slowly I believe, I’m getting addicted. Read on...

I've come someplace and decided to go for a run today. As always, I didn't carry my phone. It was just me, my watch, and my earphones. About 3 km into the run, I came across a bay facing the sea, right when the sun was about to set. I don't know what it was about that moment, but I stopped. I walked off the road, went closer to the beach, paused the music, and just stood there listening to the waves.

And for no reason at all (or maybe for the reasons I couldn't comprehend) I had tears. I stood there for a while, taking it all in. The sea. The sun. The sand. The beach was deserted and when I looked back I saw my own footprints faithfully follow me. I didn't think about my phone or pictures or anything else. Maybe I didn't think about anything at all other than feeling inexplicably happy.

For a brief moment, it honestly felt like this was enough. Perhaps, this is what being alive is supposed to feel like. My tears had dried up and I smiled to myself, then got back to my 5k run.

Later I did think if I should have carried my phone to click a picture. After all, it was a mind-numbingly-beautiful jade green sea and a glorious sunset. I had the beach to myself. Maybe I should have carried the phone, yeah? But no. I feel like having a camera there would have taken something away from it.

I wil certainly go again tomorrow. It probably won't feel exactly the same. The magic may not be recreated. But that's fine, I guess. Maybe I'll click a picture. Maybe I won't. Maybe never. I'd like this moment to be preserved exactly as it was. I think, some moments don't need to be captured or repeated, they just stay. Exactly the way they happened.