A Journey To Heaven
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One day, I received an email from our HR Department mentioning an Invitation to a Trek. In the beginning of month of May'14, I had decided to attend at least one adventure organized by our company. Hence, as I received this email of trek, I jumped in, immediately started the process. On the very 15th minute of receiving trek invitation, I had booked my seat for this adventure. Trek day was 2nd of August, there were 12 days to go still. I was pretty excited about it.
Two days before the trek, we received trek schedule from HR along with do's and dont's during trek. On 2nd of August'14, early Saturday morning, we all gathered at meeting point. Our journey started after receiving instructions from the organizer. Some of us started getting introduced with others; rest of us started playing Antakshari. The journey by Bus ended near village named Ambivali. The organizer introduced us with the trek instructors who are going to be with us whole day, assisting us, guiding us, taking care of us during the second phase of journey.
From Ambivali village we started walking towards village named Peth which was at the feet of the Peth fort. We reached photo point where we clicked some photos of awesome greenery and ourselves. We managed to reach Peth village. We rested for some time. And then next journey to the Fort began.
It was raining and climate was awesome. The road towards the top of the fort was going through rocks and tiny waterfalls. We were traveling through the jungle. We were climbing slowly and helping each other to climb. All of us were going on path showed by our mentor. Due to non-stop rock climbing, I started panting. We reached at a point from where we could see cave and top closely. I managed to find a dry rock and sat over there. I started feeling like I won't make it 'coz suddenly I started feeling unwell, unconscious. I drank some water and closed my eyes. I wasn't the warrior who could lose. I just wanted to reach at the top even though no one will be able to make it. That was my aim. When my eyes were closed, I was telling myself, not to worry, just try hard, don't lose yourself, you can do it, you can reach the top.
I opened my eyes and looked at my left. My friends, colleagues were coming and looking at me. They smiled at me and said, "Let’s go. There is a much to see." These words gave me strength to continue the journey. I started walking again. I started finding again the best route through those rocks and steps to reach the top. I started following our mentors. We reached cave and took some rest there. As next group reached the cave, we started next journey to the top of the mountain. The steps were hard. We had to take support of rocks on one side to climb up. Our mentors were also helping us for going up. They were showing us right spots where we can put our foot and go ahead.
And finally, we reached at the top. When I reached there, clouds gathered us all over the place. Top floor of that fort was surrounded by white fog. Suddenly started raining. My heart stopped for a moment. "This is good man. This is heaven!" I murmured. I was looking at those clouds and I don't know why but felt like crying. I just didn't want to leave the place, didn't want to go anywhere. In our life, we come across many moments where we are at peace. Those moments are precious where you don't need anything. You just want to stop the time and live the moment for some more time. I was feeling same at that very moment. I could spend my whole life just being there; even I have nothing to do, even when I am alone.
Life is a strange journey where there are ups and downs indeed. But it gives us such precious moments for short time. And may be since they last for very short period, their value is more or even invaluable. I got my moment just now, and I want to live it again by visiting same place or the other one. How about you? Did you have such moments in your life?
Sunit S. Pendse
6th August 2014
sunitpendse.blogspot.com
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One day, I received an email from our HR Department mentioning an Invitation to a Trek. In the beginning of month of May'14, I had decided to attend at least one adventure organized by our company. Hence, as I received this email of trek, I jumped in, immediately started the process. On the very 15th minute of receiving trek invitation, I had booked my seat for this adventure. Trek day was 2nd of August, there were 12 days to go still. I was pretty excited about it.
Two days before the trek, we received trek schedule from HR along with do's and dont's during trek. On 2nd of August'14, early Saturday morning, we all gathered at meeting point. Our journey started after receiving instructions from the organizer. Some of us started getting introduced with others; rest of us started playing Antakshari. The journey by Bus ended near village named Ambivali. The organizer introduced us with the trek instructors who are going to be with us whole day, assisting us, guiding us, taking care of us during the second phase of journey.
From Ambivali village we started walking towards village named Peth which was at the feet of the Peth fort. We reached photo point where we clicked some photos of awesome greenery and ourselves. We managed to reach Peth village. We rested for some time. And then next journey to the Fort began.
It was raining and climate was awesome. The road towards the top of the fort was going through rocks and tiny waterfalls. We were traveling through the jungle. We were climbing slowly and helping each other to climb. All of us were going on path showed by our mentor. Due to non-stop rock climbing, I started panting. We reached at a point from where we could see cave and top closely. I managed to find a dry rock and sat over there. I started feeling like I won't make it 'coz suddenly I started feeling unwell, unconscious. I drank some water and closed my eyes. I wasn't the warrior who could lose. I just wanted to reach at the top even though no one will be able to make it. That was my aim. When my eyes were closed, I was telling myself, not to worry, just try hard, don't lose yourself, you can do it, you can reach the top.
I opened my eyes and looked at my left. My friends, colleagues were coming and looking at me. They smiled at me and said, "Let’s go. There is a much to see." These words gave me strength to continue the journey. I started walking again. I started finding again the best route through those rocks and steps to reach the top. I started following our mentors. We reached cave and took some rest there. As next group reached the cave, we started next journey to the top of the mountain. The steps were hard. We had to take support of rocks on one side to climb up. Our mentors were also helping us for going up. They were showing us right spots where we can put our foot and go ahead.
And finally, we reached at the top. When I reached there, clouds gathered us all over the place. Top floor of that fort was surrounded by white fog. Suddenly started raining. My heart stopped for a moment. "This is good man. This is heaven!" I murmured. I was looking at those clouds and I don't know why but felt like crying. I just didn't want to leave the place, didn't want to go anywhere. In our life, we come across many moments where we are at peace. Those moments are precious where you don't need anything. You just want to stop the time and live the moment for some more time. I was feeling same at that very moment. I could spend my whole life just being there; even I have nothing to do, even when I am alone.
Life is a strange journey where there are ups and downs indeed. But it gives us such precious moments for short time. And may be since they last for very short period, their value is more or even invaluable. I got my moment just now, and I want to live it again by visiting same place or the other one. How about you? Did you have such moments in your life?
Sunit S. Pendse
6th August 2014
sunitpendse.blogspot.com
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