I thanked Mr. Collector for giving me this
opportunity, and arranging car for me to roam
around. He told me. "You know Vinod you are
inspirations for many specially abled people like me,
that sentence from him gave me shock.
What do you mean specially abled people like me ?
I asked. He said I am too specially able guy with
polio in my left leg, I too had a dream of taking an
adventurous life but because of polio I never dared,
but when I heard from you that you will be riding to
here all the way from Mumbai, that gave me give it a
thought that I just have polio and I have never had a
courage to fulfil my dreams but this guy with one
artificial limb is coming all the way from Mumbai on
bike where he was getting air tickets to come here
but he chose to fulfil his riding dream by taking on
bike, and when I met you yesterday and heard the
story of you been caught by naxelists and came out
of there safe, that gave me goose bumps like
feelings, and I told myself that it requires lot of
courage and mind set to go out and live your
dreams. Many of us kinds would never courage to
do so, and those who wills to do it, the society stops
or discourage them.
I really want to thank you Vinod for coming over
here and to motivate us and to promote "Beti Bacho
Beti Padhao" campaign. He gave me his personal
number and told me anytime and anything you
require in Chhattisgarh you just only have to call.
Io thanked him for everything and went ahead for
the Chitrakoot water falls, during our way to
chitrakoot, those constables took me to some place
where cock-fights happens. I have heard this kind of
fights but never experienced it.
I was in the crowd but was getting VIP treatments
because of Mr.Collector, saw the fight and
experienced how cock fights, to the lighter note I
won one fight too.. It was just for a fun..
From there I headed for chitrakoot, which was my
last stop with this convoy, and my bike was also
following the car which I was in, it was being rode by
some of the convoy member. I had noticed my bike
was well washed by hotel guys and they had filled
the tank full.
Anyways, they dropped me at chitrakoot and also
showed me the route to that cave, and told me how
to go back to highway for my return back home.
I took my bike and luggage, placed it on the bike
properly and headed for the cave after seeing the
India's famous water fall, I must tell you one must see
this water fall, it's too huge and so beautiful that you will
feel like you are at Niagara falls (USA).
I reached the cave which also one of the heritage, when
I went to park my bike at parking lot, the parking guy
told me you don't need to pay us, when I asked him
how much to pay ? Why ? I asked.. He said, I know you
and you are in todays news paper. When he showed
me my photo of being with Mr.Collector to that Beti
Bachao beti Padhao campaign, I just felt appalled, and I
asked him if I could take this newspaper.. he agreed
without hesitation.
I saw the cave, had some food on the street and started
my return journey to Mumbai via Nagpur and Amravati.
I started riding towards Nagpur around 6:00 pm,
weather was quite erotic with the warm winds hitting on
my face through my helmet.. What a riding experience
with lot of ups and down but thats the best part on
roads, you never know whats coming on your way but
the mantra is to just ride on.. and that's the best part..
Just Remember
when you feel you are surrounded by darkness
just remember a ray of light will always appear at right
time.
when you feel you are loosing,
just remember the new change is about to happen.
when you feel you are going nowhere,
just remember you are heading at the right track.
when you feel life is being hard on you,
just remember the results will be always soft.
when you feel sorrow,
just remember nobody have ever felt joy without pain.
when you feel you are sulking with pain,
just remember no gain have ever made
without sufferings.
when you feel happiness,
just remember to spread it with others because
spreading happiness will bring you more joy and joy
will cut down your pain and sorrows, and that will give
you a ray of light to head for right track to crack the
darkness to bring more opportunities for the new
beginnings.
"JUST KEEP WALKING AND REMEMBER NOT TO
LOOK BACK"
a story of Vinod Rawat and narrated
by Rahul Mehta