We started the day at 6:30am, quite unusual considering that we have never started on time earlier. So that was definitely good for a start. As I entered the bus, I could only 16 like-minded, enthusiastic people all set for a trek. Our destination was 1&1/2 hours from the city and I didnt see anybody cribbing about waking up so early on a Sunday morning. Eveybody were cracking jokes, and the atmosphere in the bus was extremely friendly and lively.
We had breaksfast at a place close to the destination. People were conscious about what they were eating. They didnt want to overeat before the trek. Once we reached, we got down from the bus, formed into a quick circle and had introductions. Most of us were current rotaractors. There were some ex-rotaractors whom the new members didnt know.
We started off on this long jurney. The younger members went really fast. Many of us were behind and the trek guides were there with us. As I looked on top to see our final destination, I didnt think that we wouldnt be able to do it. I was indeed slow since I was trekking after a long time. But somehow nothing negative came into my mind. We did take a lot of breaks and that was also fun since in every break we would have different fun conversations. Each of us would suddenly share about some incident or experience and everyone would get interested. What I liked was, that everybody was got along well with others. While most of us knew each other, there were other people who didnt know each other and were meeting for the first time. But everybody got along with each other so well that it didnt look like they were meeting for the first time. When we meet people for the first time, we generally dont get into long conversations. We often tend to get judgmental about him/her. But didnt see any of that today because everybody belonged to one Fraternity, ROTARACT and there was only 1 goal to get on top of the hill. There was no particular mission. We just wanted to have fun, test our limits which I think I definitely did. :)
As we got closer to the top of the hill, we just wanted to get closer asap. I always insisted on breaks. Most people would want it. But wouldnt take the first step of saying that. So obviously I become like the short-lived hero of the time. :)
We finally reached and I could see a great relief among the group. We just sat back under the shade and we were re-energizing ourselves. We spent a good enough time on top and didnt even think of returning back. Some of us felt like putting up a tent right there itself. But we definitely had to return.
Most of us thought that getting down was not that difficult and that it would definitely be faster. But was not easy as we thought it would be. We definitely didnt take any breaks and I saw some people were really hoping that I would shout out for a break and were extremely surprised that I went faster. :) As we reached down, we looked on top and really asked ourselves if we went all the way there. 1350mtrs up was not a joke. We had completed a journey re-emphasizing the fact that nothing is impossible if you have a will and a strong belief that you can do it. This is something that all of us need to apply in our personal and professional lives. We have a lot of negative vibrations that affect us day in and day out. But if we can keep a closed ear to that and just have a strong belief, we are sure to achieve whatever we want to do.
We had our lunch at the Annie Besant Camp, a place where a lot of training is given to the Scouts & Guides. Anil had got the food cooked from home and it was just delicious. People were so hungry that they were just eating as much as they could. :)
As we got into the bus, we played a game of Dumbcharades which was a lot of fun. We discovered some hidden acting talents. I got back home thinking of the wonderful day we had. When you have a great company of like-minded and fun people, you can go to any place and have fun.
Well, thats pretty much about my Fun Sunday. Time to get ready for work tomorrow. :)
