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From a long time, I was depressed, for no real reason at all. It took a big toll on my interests, I was suddenly disinterested in everything, I felt like there's nothing interesting enough for me to get up and get going, until Goa happened. A few of my friends forced me to travel to Goa, for the fourth time in 2019. Honestly, with no genuine interest, I packed and left. On my first visit to the beach, flurry wind changed my mood, I took off my slippers and soaked my feet in sand, I felt better. I was genuinely happy after a long time, I got excited about spending a day and doing something after a really long time. Everything seemed better, I took my sunglasses off, squeezed creamy, cold sunscreen all over my palms before they get sandy and applied all over my face, it felt crisp and new. My friend was thrilled to see me elevated for life again. The two of us held hands and ran towards the ocean, swiftly with a splatter of sands and giggles. Two stray dogs joined us and were merrier than us. Cold water, two adorable dogs and my friend helped me heal. After a soothing dip at sundown in the teal blue ocean, I felt like myself again. Lying on the bed at midnight, I didn't understand what happened to me but I started crying, all by myself, I passed out and woke up after 13 hours. It was the best sleep of my life. I felt so ecstatic and energized, I went out and got a palm tree tattooed on my arm to remember this. I promised myself not to put myself in any situation which leads to toxicity of mind. My friends slept till noon that day, till then I started completing my assignments, my projects and made schedules planned everything and even got dressed. I suddenly realized that all this time I was feeling sad for no reason because I was not in a good mental space, my head needed to clear up. The reason I was unproductive was that my mind was brimmed with anxiety, overthinking, insecurities, fears and there was no place for thought of productivity to turn into actual productivity. This happens to all us, I realized that as a humans, we have three main responsibilities, first is our body, second is our mind and third is our soul. The sequence and weight of these responsibilities is subjective and each to it's own. It's like a human is a three wheeled motor, we have three wheelers in India called 'Rickshaws', so I am a rickshaw and one of the wheels was punctured. My mental heath was punctured. All I needed was some time and effort to mend, to get out of that problem, to heal and to grow. The best part about being depressed is that it's just a moment, a day, a decision, a move that can change it and let it go. Though the twist is there's no way to find out the correct option easily, One has to put in thought, show willingness, be patient and lastly, have a big heart to push it out. All one can do is push oneself hard enough to atleast try things, simple things like grooming oneself, or trying to eat healthy, give up bad habbits or anything that one can instantly think of. A person when depressed, sometimes is so de-energized that simple things like brushing teeth or having a meal is painful. One doesn't know what might be that one changemaker, so it's very important to understand the art of it. The art of trying new things. Starting from that day I am totally focusing on being healthy and mentally fit, the greatest gift a trip can give you is realization followed by direction. Since then I take more trips to live more, explore more, do more and be happy!