Almost three years back I was working in Nasik. Every weekend I used to travel back to Ulhasnagar and then on Monday morning to Nasik. On Saturday evening I used to get taxi or ST bus to Kasara and then board into local train for CST. I observed certain things those days. Many families, all men, women, younger kids (as young as 5-6yrs old) used to fill every possible pot/utensil with water from Kasara station wash basins. Then as train used to come they used to board inside it and get down 1 or two stations later. I asked once to one chap of around 9-10 yrs of age. He told me that this was their everyday business. They were staying in village next few stations to Kasara(towards Mumbai). I never saw light when they got down from train at their destination. I was astonished to see that regularly. Every Kasara train has gap of 1 hr - 1.5 hrs. Can we even imagine such life. If just one day we don't have water through our tap....what a havoc we face. Just imagine one day without bath...forget no water for latrine one complete day unless you get it from some 200 mtrs. distance.....hey so difficult. And here these people were getting it few stations away that also trains were having such a big gap in between.........
Another story.......
After leaving my Nasik job I got job in Mumbai and office quarter also. I have bike and I get thrill riding it on highway so I prefer to visit my home at Ulhasnagar on bike on week ends. (Now a days I have stopped doing this because of some personal reasons and anyways I don't get time every weekend now to visit home)Every saturday evening I used to ride on bike to Ulhasnagar from Mumbai. After crossing Thane city on Mumbai-Agra highway there is one big cross (a junction at Mankavali), there I have always observed lots of people standing waiting for some transportation and most of them are asking for lift. I used to give lift to someone most of the time. And then used to chat with that person for some time. I came to know that these people work there in some industry or so and they stay very far off. They need to travel to Kalyan station which is around 30 kms. from this cross and then catch train to their home. I always wonder how these people must be managing there life. Well I have one question always in my mind why there is no transportation for these people? (Atleast till Kalyan Naka).......
Well guys, I guess this much of it is enough to wake up all of us from deep slumber in which we are just aware of IPL, Reality Shows(Where everyone is trying to be best Singer, Best Musician, Best Dancer etc. etc.).........when are we going to make our self strong enough by doing everyday exercise and meditation and going to think about our country and countrymen. Making our country stronger by our deeds and putting efforts on Nation Building........
Wake up India is all I want to say.....what happens lets see....
Another story.......
After leaving my Nasik job I got job in Mumbai and office quarter also. I have bike and I get thrill riding it on highway so I prefer to visit my home at Ulhasnagar on bike on week ends. (Now a days I have stopped doing this because of some personal reasons and anyways I don't get time every weekend now to visit home)Every saturday evening I used to ride on bike to Ulhasnagar from Mumbai. After crossing Thane city on Mumbai-Agra highway there is one big cross (a junction at Mankavali), there I have always observed lots of people standing waiting for some transportation and most of them are asking for lift. I used to give lift to someone most of the time. And then used to chat with that person for some time. I came to know that these people work there in some industry or so and they stay very far off. They need to travel to Kalyan station which is around 30 kms. from this cross and then catch train to their home. I always wonder how these people must be managing there life. Well I have one question always in my mind why there is no transportation for these people? (Atleast till Kalyan Naka).......
Well guys, I guess this much of it is enough to wake up all of us from deep slumber in which we are just aware of IPL, Reality Shows(Where everyone is trying to be best Singer, Best Musician, Best Dancer etc. etc.).........when are we going to make our self strong enough by doing everyday exercise and meditation and going to think about our country and countrymen. Making our country stronger by our deeds and putting efforts on Nation Building........
Wake up India is all I want to say.....what happens lets see....
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