The lonely walk

The walkers’ morning routine begin only after they firmly don their headphones or earphones.

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As soon as the gadgets are on, a virtual bubble is formed with the song defining its boundary. As they hit the road, they are consciously restricted to the bubble, and these invisible zones around them are countless as they pass by a dozen people just like them down the road, timing their footsteps to their songs and blissfully unaware that they are not alone in their sojourn.On a typical morning walk, I myself find music to be an unobtrusive companion that pushes me to maintain my stride. The same song plays at the same time at the same place I walk through daily, and it isn’t surprising that I inevitably meet the same people. Walkers and runners like myself are nothing but strangers to each other, content in their state of unfamiliarity and