Is Life A Journey Or A Destination - Nov 18

 

She greeted me with a subtle smile. When she saw the camera in my hand, she thought I was a reporter and offered me a cup of tea which I heartily declined. She pleaded with me to ask the governor on her behalf for a room, four walls and a roof. That's all what she wanted: a place she can call home. "It gets cold at night in the winter." She said as she pointed to a cardboard box and a frayed blanket, few feet away from where she sat cooking in her outdoor kitchen.

I walked away, but was left wondering at the life journey she had encountered that left her homeless at this age.

And as I was sent again on another quest searching for the meaning of home, I came to the realization that as much as there are stories behind all these doors, there are yet more intriguing ones outside of them.

Cairo - Egypt