The protagonist of the story is a middle-aged man, Murk. The story revolves around the protagonist’s existential crisis which is triggered by a sudden life event. The entire plot is divided into three chapters each beginning with a quote summarizing the conceptuality dealt by every chapter. The first chapter is titled, “The Accident” which is the most important chapter covering the major half of the plot. It begins with the protagonist sitting at the backyard of his cabin pouring himself a drink as he contemplates over the events of his life. The cabin is situated at the outskirts of a small town on a hilltop encircled by forests. It all began with the unfortunate event, an accident a few days back. His younger brother, Kurt died in the accident and he just came back from his funeral. The entire episode shook him to the core. “Life and temporality are indispensably attached to the inevitability of death. Is ‘living’ a fight against inevitability?” These are the opening lines as the protagonist delves deep within himself on a journey of rediscovering the meaning of life. A series of past reminiscences burst out of his consciousness when he founds a carton in his storage containing some of the stuff of his little brother. The first thing he encounters is the letter by Kurt who wrote it a month prior to the accident addressing Murk which reminded him of a beautiful memory he had shared with his little brother. In the letter, Kurt expressed his despair with the monotonous life he had been living and how burdensome was for him the futility of everydayness. Murk also came to know that his brother had planned to leave his stable and stagnant life in order to explore the world and to rediscover himself. Further, he saw a photograph, rather two contrasting photographs which were attached together as if they were two sides of the same coin. It triggered Murk’s consciousness as he contemplated the relation between the temporality of life and the inevitability of death. With each of the objects, he relives his moments of the past which includes the memory of his beloved father, David and his mother, Martha. Lastly, he found a note which Kurt had written as a poem titled, “Romanticizing Death”, which made him realize that his brother was fantasizing about death way before the accident happened.  The next chapter is titled, “The Dream”. It deals with the protagonist’s mind as he experiences a multi-layered lucid dream where he finds himself coinciding with the universal consciousness to have insights into the troubled life of his brother. He himself didn't possess a physical body but was a free-floating stream of consciousness witnessing the past events. It also portrays a glimpse of his past relationship with Nisha which contributed heavily in the initial transformation of the protagonist inclining him to seek solitude and alienate himself from the rest of the world. The last chapter is titled, “The Rebirth”. The protagonist after the night woke up to find himself in a completely different persona. He feels lightened as if some enormous burden has been lifted from his soul. He is full of optimism and is ready to make some decisive changes in his life. Firstly, he goes to the grave of his brother, where he experiences catharsis and is released for the regrets and guilt that burdened his soul. Prior to reaching the cemetery, he examined materialism while exploring the crowded city market on Sunday afternoon. Secondly, he winds up his business in the town and leaves a farewell note addressing Nisha for the last time. Lastly, he decides to shed his self-imposed illusory reality leaving the comfort of stability and stillness to explore the world and fulfil what his little brother dreamt of. Reborn as he, the protagonist decides to climb Mt. Ebb to mark the inception of his never-ending journey of self-actualization. The end of the story is in itself a “beginning”. At the end of the three chapters, there is a letter addressed to each reader as a monologue by the protagonist. It aims to encourage every reader to contemplate over their lives and to ask questions which are often neglected in the hoard of materialism. Finally, it summarises the intent of the entire novella which is to identify one’s own subjectivity and individuality in order to be true of oneself and initiate the process of self-actualization. As Friedrich Nietzsche’s Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) climbed down the mountain to impart wisdom, Murk sets his foot onto a journey of climbing that mountain to reap wisdom. Targeted Audience: Deep sighted readers, interested in the philosophical quest, inclined towards existentialism, in search of a constant companion during rough times. Similar Reads: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre. Highlight: Fewer amongst a few out there. A contrast to a simple and daily read. A companion for life. Thought-provoking. Relatable to everyone who has gone through or is going through a rough phase in their life. Provide a different and yet intriguing way of living. Existentialism exploration.