Destiny
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During November 2002, I went to Uttarakashi.
Left Rishikesh in the morning, and was at 'Dunda' at about 4:00 p.m.
Before that from Krishnamurti Centre Varanasi, I came to Haridwar and in the train met with some people belonging to Chadauli, who were going to Haridwar for to perform some funeral rites of their dead. I was shaven-headed, and roamed about aimlessly for didn't know what to do. I ate 2 samosa in the Lucknow before sleeping.But they forced me to eat the things they had with them and gave mangoes too. They didn't believe the condition I was going through. Though were suspicious of my situation and what I had told them about myself. Somehow next morning when I reached Haridwar soon got away from them. While leaving, they said
'shall meet again...'
'Oh, sure! I had replied.'
I had no idea that destiny would manage yet another meeting with them.
Then I lived in Haridwar for 3-4 days.
The day I left for Rishikesh, and reached Dunda, a village woman was on the adjacent seat in the bus, and looked very poor, tired and weak. She was not even very clean, but I didn't worry. She had to get down at 'Nail' and had told the conductor, who some-how forgot to remind her. When I saw the small pointer on the road, I woke her up and told. But she was very sleepy and till the conductor managed to stop the bus it had gone further a k.m. or more.Then I got down at 'Dunda', There was a boy who led me inside the place. Those days they ran a school named 'Nachiketa' there.
Sridhar offered me Tea and something to eat. He suggested to leave the place as soon as possible, because there were no more buses on that route after the evening.
As I came out I saw there was a car and some people standing there.
I asked if they could give me lift upto Uttarakashi? They said their car has broke-down and they are trying to get another way to go for Uttarakashi.
Meanwhile a man came near me and asked in a tone of humor and in a friendly way :
"Did you recognize me?"
"Oh sure! I smiled and reminded our meeting in the train."
They said I could go with them, but the car was not in a condition.
Till then another taxi-car came from Rishikesh. I asked them to stop and requested for a lift. There was an elderly couple in the taxi-car and the driver asked me to get their permission. They somehow agreed and I boarded the front seat near the driver, with their baggage on my lap.
Within 20 minutes, we reached Uttarakashi and I offered a ten-rupee-note to driver but he didn't accept.
I lived in Uttarakashi for about 5 days and then returned to Haridwar.
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During November 2002, I went to Uttarakashi.
Left Rishikesh in the morning, and was at 'Dunda' at about 4:00 p.m.
Before that from Krishnamurti Centre Varanasi, I came to Haridwar and in the train met with some people belonging to Chadauli, who were going to Haridwar for to perform some funeral rites of their dead. I was shaven-headed, and roamed about aimlessly for didn't know what to do. I ate 2 samosa in the Lucknow before sleeping.But they forced me to eat the things they had with them and gave mangoes too. They didn't believe the condition I was going through. Though were suspicious of my situation and what I had told them about myself. Somehow next morning when I reached Haridwar soon got away from them. While leaving, they said
'shall meet again...'
'Oh, sure! I had replied.'
I had no idea that destiny would manage yet another meeting with them.
Then I lived in Haridwar for 3-4 days.
The day I left for Rishikesh, and reached Dunda, a village woman was on the adjacent seat in the bus, and looked very poor, tired and weak. She was not even very clean, but I didn't worry. She had to get down at 'Nail' and had told the conductor, who some-how forgot to remind her. When I saw the small pointer on the road, I woke her up and told. But she was very sleepy and till the conductor managed to stop the bus it had gone further a k.m. or more.Then I got down at 'Dunda', There was a boy who led me inside the place. Those days they ran a school named 'Nachiketa' there.
Sridhar offered me Tea and something to eat. He suggested to leave the place as soon as possible, because there were no more buses on that route after the evening.
As I came out I saw there was a car and some people standing there.
I asked if they could give me lift upto Uttarakashi? They said their car has broke-down and they are trying to get another way to go for Uttarakashi.
Meanwhile a man came near me and asked in a tone of humor and in a friendly way :
"Did you recognize me?"
"Oh sure! I smiled and reminded our meeting in the train."
They said I could go with them, but the car was not in a condition.
Till then another taxi-car came from Rishikesh. I asked them to stop and requested for a lift. There was an elderly couple in the taxi-car and the driver asked me to get their permission. They somehow agreed and I boarded the front seat near the driver, with their baggage on my lap.
Within 20 minutes, we reached Uttarakashi and I offered a ten-rupee-note to driver but he didn't accept.
I lived in Uttarakashi for about 5 days and then returned to Haridwar.
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