My First ever Short Story- First Train Travel by Arun Agarwal

Train Journey's are, I am sure, everyone in India loves and are frequent to travelling by Train. In India, if you want to travel all across India and that too safely, then Train is the Only means. Thanks, to Britishers, who Introduced Train to India almost 155 years ago. Since then, India has come a long way ahead. Now, we are on the likes of Bullet Trains of Japan, China, for which Work is already in Progress. I believe, Government of India, is leaving no stones unturned to make it a success story, and , I too wish to travel by Bullet Train In  India as soon as possible. I would really love to travel from Mumbai to Delhi in say less than 4 hours, which at present takes almost 20 hours for a Journey of approximately 1350 kilometers. Trains, in India are undergoing a sea change, and it is not really so easy to upgrade, manage world's Biggest Train network. I hope, future governments will take even more wiser steps and make India's Train Journey, one of the most economical, memorable, beautiful  experience of a lifetime.

Coming back to my story, on my first train Journey. It's an interesting story and like mine, I am sure, you all will have many such amazing stories to tell. The thing is, your stories just remain to yourself as they don't find a platform to go to the masses. I would rather like you all, to pen your amazing Train Experiences and enjoy reading the same many many years later in life and maybe share some for the world to read and enjoy.

The story goes back almost 3 decades back , when I was a kid(teenager). Since, it is about first train Journey, I will strictly stick to the first, but I have many more interesting stories to tell for many other train experiences of my life. I have met many amazing people during this Journey of time and even built lifelong friendships. I just love travelling by trains in India. There are various classes for travelling and each class has its own flavor. I love all classes, but I specifically love the 2nd class as you get to meet people of your taste and you have so much time and so many topics to discuss, like we talk of entire lifetime during these 15-30 hours. I have even travelled by Third class and that experience is again something different. I think, the closeness of Humans gets highest in that class. There are so many other things to do and try as well. We get to try and eat so many variety of food from various areas of India, as the train moves from one station to another. They say in India, on every 100 kilometers, the food , the taste, the tone of people's language changes. India you see is a very very diverse nation, like no other in this world. It itself is like one world, as we have so many varieties, in each and every thing. Everyone on this planet talks about Diversity of India. If I tell you, it is like a Europe in itself!! The "IndianNess" of India, is yet to get bigger on a global platform. Every fifth human on this Planet is Indian, yet every fifth Invention, every fifth richest, every fifth success story, every fifth discovery, every fifth patent, etc etc is or has not been coming from India. It is only in recent times, that somewhere India and Indians, are or have started to make some noise globally. I tell you, there is lot more the world is to see from India and Indians. I believe coming times, belong to "IndianNess".

It was, I remember very well, in the year 1995, March 1st (that is my birthday as well), while we were travelling in a train from Jaipur (Rajasthan) to Gorakhpur (Utter Pradesh). It was my first for so many things and the experience made it memorable for life. Before this, it was only on TV and in books that I saw a Train. The train we travelled was an express train and luckily, we had an amazing family with us that day as our companions. Those days, travelling used to take so long and used to take days, Even now, some of the long distance trains take 2-3 days time to complete the Journey. It took us 2 days and believe me, they went in a flash. They were a family of 4, Uncle, Aunt, their elder Son Manoj (In grade 10), and daughter "Tonya" (My age & My grade-7). My school was co-educational school, so getting along with the family was not that Hard. We began interacting with greetings & eventually, we started sharing food, drinks, life experiences and then our love life. I, particularly, got along nicely with Tonya, as she was very cute and very intelligent and so open like she knew so much about the world and people and just everything. Till today, we are friends &  best of the friends. Initially, when we started the Journey, I was like, How will I spend 40 hours. But, being together with Tonya really helped me spend those 40 hours, I, still remember, it was March and Cold weather & our parents told us to get to bed early, but my curiosity to know and learn about Tonya did not allow me to sleep at all. I believe, even she was equally curious about me as she was also awake the entire night. Even today, If we have good friends group on train journeys, we hardly sleep during the journey. I learned from Tonya that she had a boy friend, and they were in so much love since last 2 years. I did not have any experience of a girl friend by then. It was Tonya who taught me what is what and all about love. She taught me the meaning of love and how you build a relationship and for that I am always thankful to her. I will remember her forever and that first Train Journey. Those 40 hours never, looked and felt long. 

The experiences like these, makes and builds our character. We must consider, ourselves lucky, if we get chances to travel and meet people. They say our life is like an empty book, the book is always there, but without stories. It is on us and our luck that we get experiences and memories to fill that empty book and make it interesting. I wish, all of you to make your book interesting!!

Thanks and regards

AA 17.05.2023

"Why do Some People Get more money, more Success than Others" By Vishnu Sharma (Jaipur-Pink City of India)

Vishnu Sharma, my good old friend (We met in GMCS program) from the Pink City of the Globe (i.e. Jaipur in Rajasthan, India) candidly one day, reacting on a video post by me on "संगठन"Sangathan ( A Hindi Word- meaning Organization), SAID,  चलो दोस्तो (Hindi words Chalo dosto meaning Come on Friends)- Let's play a game this morning (सुबह सुबह एक गेम खेलते हैं subah subah ek game khelte Hai..)

""As we all are experienced professionals now...I would like to ask you one question.. According to you what quality/skill one should possess to earn more money than your competitors ?

Or I should say what is the most important/needed thing?

Please don't take too serious but don't ignore either. It's going to be an eye opener for us ..as I said we all are experienced, let's share our thoughts..

At the end , I will too will share my experience which I realized. I applied that and got phenomenal results.

Request more participation please""

A lot of participants/members participated with full enthusiasm, a couple of them were close to what his realizations were.

Vishnu's concluding remark were: 

""My dear friends, first of all I would like to thank you all for spending time on the topic and giving your valuable inputs and sharing your thoughts. These thoughts are without doubts very helpful.

Without prejudice to above, in my experience and knowledge, the most critical and deciding the price or money in every walk of life is “ you should be PERCEIVED by the other as useful / solution provider.

I repeat, PERCEIVED...

Yes, you read it now correctly..

So,

First thing – Problem

Second – PERCEIVED as solution provider.

When in the morning, I was asking u to close your eyes, I actually wanted you to imagine and realize and compare as to how one gets more money than others.

Just think, will u be inclined to pay to anyone more money just because of he/she is disciplined or will u give just because he is hard working or he is intelligent or he is knowledgeable or he has experience or he is honest or he is loyal or he has good brand or he has more resources?

Think...

Let’s leave aside those all... One trait may be close to the answer which is “useful”.. but that is also not sufficient. What is important is PERCEIVED to be useful...

Most of the time it is compared that what has he done so great so he could get more money or salary increase or professional fee than me..I did many things and I am useful but still why I didn’t get so...the reason is simple, the other didn’t PERCEIVE you as useful..

The other aspect which I mentioned you earlier is that there must be a Problem. So as Practicing CA or in service or in any function, please mind that it’s not true always that a rich person or a company or a client will give u more money or fees or salary. It is also not true that a poor person or a distressed company or a difficult client will not give u money..

Who will give u money?

The one who has problem in hand..Yes.

So identify the place where u have problem. Associate with them and use all your skills to let them think or PERCEIVE you as a solution provider. Trust me he will give you money even if he has to borrow that.

Friends, I wish I could write on this more but it will unnecessary get you bored. Will discuss this in future.

I have relied on it

I have applied this

And wherever I couldn’t due to my limitations or on moral grounds, I just got myself satisfied by getting the answer.

If u really agree on it, I would want all my friends to just apply to the extent possible.

One request, no where I have said that u should not be useful, I only said that that is not sufficient to get more money. Also if u get more money, doesn’t mean that u should not try to be useful or to become a good human or to become more knowledgeable or be disciplined or loyal or so on.

With this 

Many Thanks 

Bye for now

🙏🙏"" This is how he concluded that day!!

Final Remarks:

Vishnu's Questions were impeccable and the outcome even more impeccable, real need of the Hour. We can easily see that not everyone is successful or making tones of money. Only those who can find the best solutions to any given problem, only they can walk the talk. I am sure, even you all might have heard in Scientists circle, that Great is not the one who first discovered a natural law, but that scientist, who made his discovery more popular globally. Another example, which can be easily fitted in this situation is How Mr. Bill Gates, used inventions from other fellow engineers and made a killing. This world is for smart people, not hard workers!! I believe, all these Businessmen are the real smart people of the world. All the hard work is done by some and all the Accolades and fruits are picked by someone else. 

Love these Days is Just a Physical Attraction, People dont Rise in Love in this era, rather they get Attracted

So this is what is missing in People in today's times.

People (Young Boys-girls, Couples, even matured men and women) are falling in love with bodies not the soul inside, the attraction these days is Just #Physical . There is no depth in people's love, rather there is no love. People don't know how to love, whom to love and what is the purpose of love at large. They all are running after attractions.

A few days ago, by chance, I happen to reach the MuktiDham (In India: It's a place where we cremate dead bodies and perform final rights), To my surprise, a young couple, lesser than my age (maybe in their late 20's) they were having issues in their conjugal life, the poor girl was cold blooded murdered and the entire episode is being projected as a Suicide. I had a chance to talk to the brothers of the girl, and listening to them alone is sufficient proof that this case was one of a murder not a suicide. They should engage a criminal lawyer (dealing in divorces/settlement of marriages) and pursue this matter and ensure that Rascal gets a lifetimer behind the bars.

Coming Back to My point - There is no love these days!!!

Also another thought and curiosity that gets answered is - as why many couples though physically unmatchable are still couples, because they both love each other on soul level!!! 

— feeling emotional.

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Realizations and Mood of a City, Momentum of a city, Pace of a city

Yesterday, noon & evening , 13.04.2023 (In, Raipur, Central India), I happened to spend my day, talking to few friends (my dear ones, after a long break and did we talk so deeply in a very short span of time, also happen to talk about Professional front and that discussion went so deep and for so long that, we got emotional on certain things) khair-(A Hindi Word) (In English- nonetheless) coming back on Topic- Realizations.

What do Realizations even mean? What are realizations? These may not even mean anything to anyone. 

But to me, I think these are more precious than any wealth or any friendship in this entire world. I believe, realizations means evaluating your emotions and then coming to a conclusion that this is the best thing for that time. I don't know, if people can even realize for the sake of Realizing, as what they are to realize. Yesterday, while talking to a friend, by my subconscious mind (whom I label as The Best Friend one can ever have in this planet) , concluded that I am here not to take anything, but to Give! I believe, there can be no bigger better brighter (BBB) realization than this!!!

Coming on pace of cities.....Every city in this world has a Pace, a Momentum, An Energy of its own, An Aura, A Vibe, A feel Goodness about itself....

Like I have been and fortunate enough to live in quiet a few cities, across the world.

Like Last night while driving a motorbike, this realization hit me and I was aww stricken, Like immediately, I felt I will share my experience on this through my blog!!!

I believe a lot many of you, might have felt this energy exchange and momentum.

Like Bombay in India, it the fastest city of India (here we talk even about the minutes, like no where else in India),

Like Kolkata (which is far extreme right to Bombay and is also exactly opposite to Bombay like it can be termed the slowest city in India (Yet the happiest, easiest, care-Est, jolliest, good feel vibes city of India) I believe being slow gives more opportunity to be you.

Like then there are small small villages in India, where being alive has no real meaning...they have their own pace and life and momentum.

Then there are semi big cities, which also have a semi mid pace.

If one can catch the right pace and momentum, I am sure, there is nothing more than an ecstasy, the feeling of good vibes, all around and throughout!! That is the type of living one should aspire for.

If you have any such stories, events, feelings, about the pace and momentum of any place, you can come to me and we can talk...there could be a real connect , if by any chance, I also happen to be an inhabitant of that place.

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Health First then Any other Wealth, Real Wealth is Health (ONLY)

So finally I found my new Topic to write, something about. On April 7, 2023, was World Health Day. That day, I was thinking about Health and Wealth, and How one of India's Richest Investor left behind a heavy estate and died early, regretting about Ignoring his Health. Thereafter, few Imminent people in India, though pretty young, died. People are dying like how fruits fall from the trees on being ripe, but here people are not even maturing or getting old enough to die. After Covid Pandemic Erupted, People in India are dying of Heart Failures like falling pack of cards. This we know, because this is now on WhatsApp University, News and among the talk of People. Life has certainly changed since 2020. We even have fitness related group and we often talk and share about things related to Health. Health and staying fit is one of my favorite passion. I would like to special mention about my Brother Deepak Ghanshyam Agarwal, who has made Health and Fitness his career. I always dreamed of someone with whom I can talk deeply about these things. And god willing, I have got him, A couple of days ago, I was invited by him , in one of his Zoom Meetings (of-course on health and fitness), I must say, It was thoroughly Professional and they all had so much knowledge and wisdom like I have always dreamed about. 

That Day, my takeaway from that 1 hour long Zoom Meeting was things I should be doing. They stressed about bringing a change in our normal lifestyle so that we can enjoy/absorb the elements of Earth, fire , Air. They explained how Age Old Indian system, Way of living was already making use of so many things which connected us with the nature. The main thing is living as close to nature, which in turn affects our mood. Like, I wrote in their feedback that I will do Gardening (to absorb element of earth) , I will do sun bathing (to absorb element of fire- to absorb vital vitamins), I will get out of city limits and get close to nature like go to nearby forests like Barnawapara (where I have been few times and loved the time we spent there), I will use utensils made from Clay (Mitti ke Bartan Utensils made from Clay i.e. Earth element- In India since time immemorial we have been using utensils made from Clay, even till this date, and in small villages, people still use them. A major change we already implemented this year is we started keeping Water Jar (Ghada in Hindi- A Jar made from Clay- to keep water cool) instead of using refrigerator for cold water in summer. Another thing that strike my attention was watching the stars, and the sky and the clouds and the moon. We should watch these often.

 

Coming Back on the Topic: Today I want to tell about the Famous Kair/Ker Pickle from Rajasthan.

Some photos I am sharing of Raw Kair/ker for connecting purpose.

We have been consuming Kair/Ker since we were kids. I never knew this was India's most expensive vegetable/fruit. A WhatsApp message on Kair/ker stuck my attention, and I thought about sharing it further among my friends and fitness Group. And the result is- This Blog Post!! A group member Sureshine Govender asked me for a picture of a Bottle Label. 

It kind of gives a small feeling of Pride to see Kair/ker comes from Rajasthan. There are many ways in which we can consume Kair. My mom makes pickle and even Kair curry. But my personal favorite is eating it in Pickle Form. 

Let's see what Authentic Source says about Kair/ker:

Nutritional and medicinal value of Kair (Capparis decidua).

Author(s) : Baloda, S. P. ;  Bangarwa, K. S.

Author Affiliation : Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar - 125 004, Haryana, India.

Abstract : Capparis decidua (Forsk) Edgew commonly known as Kair, is an important nutritional and medicinal plant. It belongs to family Capparidaceae. The flower buds and immature green fruits are pickled, cooked and consumed as vegetables. The mature fruits, meanwhile, are consumed fresh. The fruits are rich in protein (8.6%) and vitamin C (7.8 mg/100 g of pulp by weight). The amount of sugar varies from 1.7 percent to 3.0 percent. The seeds contain 20.3 percent oil. Aside from economic uses, kair also have medicinal qualities. The immature fruits are used to cure the stomach problems especially constipation. The bark is used to cure coughs, asthma, ulcers, boils, vomiting, piles and all types of inflammations. Stem bark is also used for rheumatism and toothaches, including pyorrhea. Simultaneously, it will be valuable to evaluate utility potential of flower/fruits in cancer patients due to high content of spermidin containing alkaloids, which are implicated in tumorogenesis. The young shoots and leaves are used as antidote against poison and as a cure for joint problems. The oil from the seeds contain nitrogen and sulphur which is used to cure skin diseases. The present paper highlights nutritional and medicinal importance of the kair and unnoticed threatened status in their respective riches for sustainable use and long lasting conservation.

ISSN : 0970-2873

This Blog Has already made my mind tired! I will update/edit it later.....

Edit:14.04.2023 (Sticking to Topic Health)

Will Like to Add about #ProBiotics and Coconut as Health Foods!!

Got these from one of the Health Related Zoom Meeting of an eminent company from Healthcare Industry

Coconut - Few Ready Reckoner Pointers

1. It makes Blood Plasma Instantly

2. Was given intensively during world war 2 as blood was short

3. One should daily consume coconut...it is a wonder fruit

4. It has all the benefits of milk

5. There is no trans fat in coconut

6. Use coconut oil if possible

7. Virgin Coconut Oil is really really good for gargle every morning

Probiotics:

In the era of Covid, all your body needs is a daily doze of probiotics for good gut and good balance in the body, all other diseases will subside, if your stomach has good probiotics. It is the first and foremost pre-requisite for a healthy body and then mind. In Ayurveda (dhanwantri) it has been stated that the biggest wealth of this planet is health. We all humans should spend some 10-15 minutes to achieve wealth of health too just like how we spend 8-10 hours in achieving wealth. We should aspire for Total Wealth. For that the beginning is from having billions of good bacteria in your stomach i.e. PROBIOTICS!!!

India's biggest investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala left behind fortune worth over 40000 crores , but even that much money couldn't help him, he regretted not spending enough time on achieving good health.

Hoegaarden Beer (Alcohol Free) just having today right now...Beers also have probiotics!!

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Happiness & Dr.Khetawat from India

Everyday, I read Dr. Sudhir Khetawat's Morning Thoughts, which are very inspiring. It acts as daily dose of vitamins for our mind and soul. And Fortunately yesterday (April 3, 2023), Uncle himself called upon me and appreciated my this below post and asked me to frequently keep writing and keep sharing my thoughts, to which I agreed, as and when I get something to ponder upon with my life experiences, I will write and share in his Group. He even told me that he will give me his first copy of his Daily Thoughts (more than 1000 thoughts now). I look forward to a lot of learnings and guidance from him, in the times to come. He was already very supportive, on his call. I wish to complete two courses (Hypnotism & Acupressure) under his guidance. Hopefully, I will complete them soon.

(Edit: 14.04.2023- Dr. Khetawat, a renowned name in India, is reachable at his website: https://www.drkhetawat.com/home)

Coming Back to Today's Post:

Taking inspiration from him (Dr. Sudhir Khetawat) 

Today's Thoughts- Happiness can be found even at the darkest of times. Happiness is what? A mental state. A mental state is always influenced by the environment in which one is exposed to, or have been exposed to, based on the memory one keeps on accumulating over the years, since birth. 

To achieve a permanent state of happiness, there is a need to go through a process called self evolution. As long as one keeps allowing oneself to be distracted by all the so called all other happiness items, one can never ever reach that ultimate stage. The stage where one realizes that the truths of life are - The God, The Time, The Material world, The Actions one performs and finally the Soul. All these are interlinked and centers around Happiness.

My personal observation which is beyond everything else is- If you learn new thing everyday, you will be happy!

03.04.2023

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The 3 AM People

It has again been a long break since Covid Pandemic Erupted in 2020, and we all in spare times started  honing our hidden skills and talent. I too wrote few blogs and began my journey into the writing arena. My small cousin sister like half the my age, is now known as Author  Priyanka Khetawat. It makes me think that when a small kid can write, why cannot I? It also reminds me of my school days, where being an average student in Language Subject (Nepali), how one of my Nepali Language Teacher, went out of way and helped not only me but all other classmates to improve our language skills (He recommended a regular reading of novels, books and just anything to expand the horizon) and I did exactly that, buying some books and started reading. Then came the Breakthrough within few months, in next terminal exams, I started thinking/Imagining and started writing slowly on my own rather than Mugging Up and the results were apparent, I started writing very layman's and in a very simple way. My teacher not only motivated me, but played a very role in expanding my Horizons. Till this day, I really appreciate Him Koshraj Neupane Sir. I wish that every student gets a mentor like him. 

The Post display picture is about 3 am people. They are different. I have decided to put my 3 am thoughts on my blog all again.

Hope this one , today's 3 am thoughts , you all might appreciate.

"There is growth, there is progress and there is success. All these are different things. The outcome varies, the target audience varies and benefits varies. Majority say more than 90% people on this planet are stuck in growth phobia, the remaining percentage are stuck in progress, and then the remaining less than 0.01% are the ones whose success has moved this planet ahead. It is their success that had made each and every growth and progress meaningful!! The world needs to understand this simple yet the most complex ecosystem. Both growth and progress are selfish and only Success is without any selfishness done as if its a service by a devotee to his god, and that's the level of dedication one needs for success. If the spirit needs to be high , it has to be as high as this. 

AA 30.03.2023"

Just sharing. They say sharing is caring. 

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