Stories About Diligence - Character Development Series

For the past five years, my life has been full of gloom, lots of complications, and no solution in sight in the near future. I can't call anyone mine. It is said that when the needle of treason pierces the balloons of relationships, the air of the good ones comes out. Sometimes I wonder, does the soul grow old along with age? Is the bond of relationships so weak that it breaks at the slightest sound? Coming to this stage of life, all friends have been left behind, relatives have become strangers, even children have started behaving like strangers. Our love life requires a few changes and some spring cleaning. Things have become slightly monotonous owing to both of us being submerged in work and not getting decent time to spend together. It has been long since you have done anything special together, leave alone sharing a meal. Whatever be the reason, it is necessary that I know the truth about love. I am of a focused mindset and prefer to deal with situations in front of me....

In those days I was posted in Ladakh region. I had to go back to Ladakh after the vacation was over. My bus was from my hometown at 10 pm. I caught the bus which was going to Chandigarh at the right time. It was winter season and I sat on my seat and fell asleep and when I woke up it was 4 in the morning. After getting down from the bus, I took a taxi and left for the airport. On enquiry, it was learned that due to bad weather in Ladakh region, flights towards Ladakh have been cancelled. I contacted my office regarding this issue. I came to know from my office that my leave has been extended by ten days as the weather is going to be like this in the region for a week. I planned to return home instead of staying in Chandigarh. It was noon time and I had my lunch at a nearby restaurant and ran towards the bus stand. It was 3 in the afternoon when I caught the bus to my home town. It was 11 in the night when I left for my home town by bus. It had rained a lot here and now the weathe...

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad is a romantic place in Gujarat where the city has great charm. The city is a bustling metropolis and also an education hub for students. The place is filled with an aura that inspires people to visit it at least once in their lifetime. From mosques, scenic lakes, rivers and especially food, you name it and here it is. With so many places at its core, it is certainly one of the romantic places in Gujarat for one and all. This place can be visited throughout the year. One can book direct flights, buses and trains till Ahmedabad. Junagadh .Junagadh is an ancient historical city amidst the vibrant state of Gujarat. The spectacular place boasts of some popular forts, spices, food and its culture. Situated at the foothills of the Girnar Hills, the town has several places of special attractions like Durbar Hall Museum, Sakkarbagh Zoological Park and Girnar. An ideal place serving as a base for the forests of Gir, this destination is a must stopover while in the state...

The pleasant journey of our life starts from childhood. Everyone loves us a lot in this whether known or unknown. Almost the first five to six years go by in this. Then the journey of studies begins. Everyone has a lot of expectation from us in this. In this way twenty years of life pass like this. In this way, along with studies, the thought of what to do in the coming time also starts emerging and the race for the job starts. Whether got the job or not , the process of marriage starts and within a year or two, marriage also takes place. Life changes after marriage and a new responsibility begins. The journey of love begins as soon as a child is born. Became so busy in life between job and household responsibilities that it is not known when I am at home and when in office. After the birth of a child, there is such a lack of love in the relationship between husband and wife that talks of love are rarely possible. Often someone talks only for their needs. While living like this, ...

We took National Highway 58 from Udaipur. The roads were smooth and with low traffic, so our journey was quite comfortable. We were moving on our way seeing the beauty of Rajasthan. Our journey to this point was very pleasant. After three hour of driving, we halted at Beawar, Rajasthan at a restaurant for our lunch. We were moving as per our time schedule. We had our lunch, had rest for a while and gone ahead on our way at 1500 hrs. We had to speed up our vehicle as we wanted to cross Jaipur before sunset. We had crossed Ajmer and now the road had also widened. In this way we reached Jaipur at 1800 hrs. It took two hours to cross Jaipur till we reached National Highway 8. There was lots of work on roads was in progress in Jaipur. It took lots of time by diversion at various places. The situation of National Highway 8 was very bad and due to night there was low visibility, which caused slow movement of the vehicle.   My house is about 3 hours from Jaipur but due to road conditio...

The weather was really pleasant when we woke up. It was four in the morning. Although, we had prepared it in advance, but some important stuff had to be taken for the day. It is a place where I was born, but for the last six years I had not been there even once. This lovely day was a great opportunity to go for a visit. It was 05.30 o'clock in the morning when I alongwith my family started our journey for my native place “Mahendragarh”, Haryana. We took national highway 48, after 25 kilometer we left it and diverted on Gujarat State Highway 154 towards "Modasa". The traffic on the road was very low as it was morning. When we reached Kapadganj , the sun had risen. The car was running at its full speed as if it was too early to reach home. There was a feeling of mild cold in the atmosphere, which was creating more thrill in the journey. Three hours had passed since we left our house and we had reached "Modasa," Gujarat, parked the car and we had our first tea ...

In 1990, we boarded a train from Mumbai to Delhi. Do not know why the train coach seemed to be empty today. It was not crowded like other days. We fell asleep when train departed from the station. In the morning, gossiping with fellow travelers started over tea. I wish you had been with us, because we were having such fun! As we are together. “When we are away we had so much fun. Think how much fun we would have had!"   We felt that we should never get off the coach. I was ready to die of laughter. And then we were so happy all over the way to house that we were talking about the train compartment and laughed so loudly, that anybody might have heard us ten miles off!” Read More… 1990 में हम मुंबई से दिल्ली के लिए रेल डिब्बे में सवार हुए। ना जाने क्यों आज डिब्बा खाली खाली सा जान पड़ता था। अन्य दिनों की तरह आज भीड़ नहीं थीं। गाड़ी चलने पर हम सो गए। सुबह उठे तो चाय पर सह -यात्रियों के साथ गपशप शुरू हो गयी। काश आप हमारे साथ गए होते, क्योंकि हमें ऐसा मज़ा आ रहा था! जैसे हम साथ में है...

In the evening our train reached at Belgaum railway station around 5 pm. We got off the train and gathered on the platform. Although it was an official visit, we had no problem, as our people were waiting for us.  They welcomed us, inquired about it if there was any difficulty along the way. Then took our official papers and counted our people. After checking all the papers, he brought us with him to the place where he had arranged the trains for us. Thus we were away from our house at the new house.   But the journey was not yet complete. After reaching there, there was some change in where we had to stay. We were about six hundred boys from all over India. They offered dinner, but most of us were unable to eat due to a long and tiring journey. Finally, thinking about the next trip, we slept. Read More... शाम को हमारी ट्रेन 5 बजे के आसपास बेलगाम रेलवे स्टेशन पर पहुँची। हम रेल गाड़ी से उतरकर प्लेटफॉर्म पर इकट्ठा हुए। हालांकि यह एक आधिकारिक यात्रा थी, इसलिए हमें कोई समस्या न...

We had to go to Belgaum city in Karnataka state, our next train was from Bombay VT (Presently Mumbai CST). We had gone by local train to Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. There we had tea and snacks. There was time to walk our car, so we went out for a walk outside station. Feeling quite light when we arrived at station. We got a seat in the Mahalakshmi Express to Miraj railway station. The next morning we got down from the train, gathered at a venue and inquired about the train going to Belgaum. We had our breakfast at the station and left for Belgaum by train. Everything was so amazing, black soil, their costumes, food even I had not heard before, such as vada pav, idli, sambar, dosa, poha.; But the greenery of that place was touching my heart. Nature is the most precious and valuable gift to us from the God to live our life here on the earth. The sorrow that was born in my mind after seeing this beauty of nature has vanished. We cannot find this type of forestry in De...

It was 9 o'clock when I woke up. The train was parked at a station. But now there was a crowd but not like yesterday. I didn't even drink water after boarding the train. I was feeling nauseous but was unable to go anywhere.  An old couple were sitting nearby where I was standing. When the train reached Vadodara railway station in the afternoon, the couple offered to sit with them. Many others objected, but they ignored him. I got a seat 14 hours after the starting of trip and I was very relaxed. The couple asked me to have lunch and drink some water. I could not eat food but still drank some water and fell asleep. I woke up in the evening when the train was at our last stop at Kalyan Junction, Mumbai. All my colleagues gathered there, we were about 40 persons of the same age group. Read More... जब मैं जगा तो वह 9 बज रहे थे । ट्रेन एक स्टेशन पर खड़ी थी। लेकिन अब वहाँ भीड़ थी लेकिन कल की तरह नहीं। ट्रेन में चढ़ने के बाद मैंने पानी भी नहीं पिया था। मुझे उल्टी का अहसास हो र...

It was 07 Oct 1987, when we were pushed like animals in Pashchim Express train for Mumbai (Bombay). The crowd in the train was so heavy that, we could not take care of our luggage. We were only praying for our life. Train departed from New Delhi Railway station in the evening around 05’, o clock. Many people were screaming, "we will fall down, go inside", but there was no space in the train to move a centimeter. Then he made a vigorous push and we moved a foot further into it. Every movement was by force, individually we were unable to do anything. The train was moving at its speed and we were standing helpless.Train halted many stations but nothing was visible outside due to crowd. Condition was so bad that we had forgotten our hunger and thirst. Late night when I got slept, I could not remember. Perhaps it might be unconsciousness. Read More... वह 07 अक्टूबर 1987 दिन था, जब हमें मुंबई (बॉम्बे) के लिए पश्चिम एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन में जानवरों की तरह धकेल दिया गया था। ट्रे...