Seventeen Summers

 By Sai Kumkala | Story teller • Tech • Life • Experience 

There was once a kingdom that did not exist on any map. Travelers searched for it their entire lives, yet only there are some , who ever found its gates. It was called the Kingdom of Tomorrow, where every child was born with a tiny glowing star resting in their hands. The elders called it destiny. The children simply called it hope.

On the seventeenth sunrise of every born's life, the bells echoed across the valleys, announcing the Ceremony of Paths. Thousands gathered before an enormous tree whose branches disappeared into the clouds. But these were no ordinary branches. Each one became a road leading to a different future. Every branch became a different road—a healer's road, a scholar's road, a builder's road, a warrior's road, and countless others. The elders asked every dreamer to choose a single branch. Few understood why. Fewer were ready. Yet everyone was expected to decide before the sun disappeared behind the mountains.

No one explained why it had to be done at seventeen.

No one questioned why only one path could be chosen.

In the Kingdom of Tomorrow, traditions were older than answers.

Yet every year, among thousands of dreamers, there was always one who looks towards the endless sky above them.

 And the story continues ....

I always wanted to be a story teller as the one who I genuinely inspired by . And this is a little attempt towards it . I hope that I entertain youuuu