Lessons I learned one morning

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Half asleep, in the morning, I wake up cursing a new day. I often don't bother to drink tea or coffee before going to college. So, my mom easily assumes that I will be hungry when I am back at home owing to the fact that I don't eat junk food, anymore. 

In winters, stepping out of the house, at 6 O`clock in the morning is not that tough but cold atmosphere tells me, "if you don't wear your warm clothes, I am surely going to catch you soon". My college is near my house, it's hardly 30 minutes walk. Like every other day, I started walking towards my college. When I looked at my right, I saw a old man with a bundle of newspaper on a cycle, struggling to reach and deliver the newspaper on time. I wondered, it's so shameful that an old man is delivering newspaper on cycle without any regrets and here I am who finds it harder to wake up early in morning and go to college for my benefit. 

As I walked for more 5 minutes, I saw a man in his mid-thirties, cleaning bodily waste of a cow. I stood there speechless and walked away with guilt in my heart. Again, a guilty question encountered my mind, what am I doing with my life? Here I am cursing cold mornings and on the other hand people are working in such a foggy and chilly weather. 

As I went ahead, I thought about Rickshaw drivers. Oh my god, they must be shivering while driving that vehicle. I thought about something for a second and went ahead looking for some more people struggling for their livelihood. In the middle, I saw a tea stall. I thought of having some tea because I had enough time to reach college comfortably. I went and ordered a cup of tea. There was a blind my sitting next to me sipping tea from his cup. Out of curiosity, I asked him, what was he doing here so early in the morning? 

"I am a post graduation student. I have my exams coming up soon so I want to go to college early in the morning so that I can give more time to complete my syllabus" he answered my question.

"Why are you going so early? You can also go by 9 or 9.30 am" I questioned. He laughed and replied to me with a sensitive answer. 

"I am blind. I can't see. The person who is going to read out for me is free at this time and he goes by 10 am. So, I have to go early so that I can grasp answers, quickly." He continued laughing as I wondered how hard his life is? He is adjusting because he can obtain the benefit and here I am who is least bothered about people who come to teach me! I don't deserve respect. In fact, I should be isolated from this hard working people who are different from me. 

One of my friends, also travels from one of the rare parts of the Thane district, and you will be flabbergasted by the fact that the friend of mine is a girl. That girl was also working harder than me but that day was different and inspiring. No other day taught me so much but this particular day was different. I cannot figure out what was wrong with that day? 

Rest of my day, went in calculating the amount of time I had wasted. I tried facing myself in mirror, but guilt punched me every time.  

I decided to go to the college with less regrets and I also tried to put on a smile on my face. Things weren't that bad with me, I realized. I have a better life than many others. Or wait should I tell that my life isn't better than them (who are struggling out there)? I got confused about this but I did not forget about this question. I got an answer soon. 

The modern generation or we can say the youth of our country have declared that what all matters is a luxurious life and that's all of them hunt (prey) for. Well, it's not true. Rather than concluding to a point, I am just saying that, stop cursing regarding what you have! We can just be happy with what we actually have instead of crying over what we lost or what we can deserve. . . I know people will have expectations from you but what matters at last is you. If you can stay happy during your sad times, then I am sure you can also make others happy during your happy times. 
I misunderstood the meaning of my life until now. I cursed every morning which was not right. Sometimes comparison is good, I also compared myself with people who are ahead of me to gain something positive out of it and today, I think going to college everyday is important because people who come to teach me are my well-wishers and the "negative thoughts" which I had developed were my enemies. 

I may end up saying, please smile at people you meet or see in the morning. You may not know how it may affect their life... People I saw helped me and became my inspiration! 

Are you planning to become one? 

Thank you for reading this article!

Amay Saxena

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