LIFE IS A JOURNEY; MAKE IT MOST ENJOYABLE

Life is like a journey on a train… with its stations… with its changes of routes…and with its accidents!

We board this train when we are born and our parents are the ones who get our ticket (some parents have planned for your journey, whereas, some have joined them accidentally!)

We believe they will always travel on this train with us. However, at some station our parents will get off the train, leaving us alone on this journey or, we may have to leave before them.

Never assume that they shall be permanently traveling with us. At some station the parents get off it leaving us alone or, we may have to leave the train of life before them.  Be ready for both.

As time goes by, other passengers will board the train, many of whom will be significant – our siblings, friends, children, and even the love of our life and some others insignificant whom we tend to forget. 

Many will get off during the journey and leave a permanent vacuum in our lives. Many will go so unnoticed that we won’t even know when they vacated their seats and got off the train!

This train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos, goodbyes, and farewells. Be ready for everything.

A good journey is helping, loving, having a good relationship with all co-passengers… and making sure that we give our best to make their journey comfortable. In earlier days, we used to see a sign board in the train, "Less Luggage, more comfort". It is true about the train of life also. As the lyric "Samayamam radhathil" written by Nagal goes (which is made famous by the Malayalam movie "Ara Nazhika Neram"): 

     Bharanagal koodunnathinu onnum venda yatrayil 
     Alpam appam vishappinu, swalpam vellam dahikkil" 

The mystery of this fabulous journey is; We do not know at which station we ourselves are going to get off. So, we must live in the best way – adjust, forget, forgive, and offer the best of what we have.

It is important to do this because when the time comes for us to leave our seat… we should leave behind beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life.

Have a very pleasant journey, on this train of life………! And do enjoy each moment and each day, for without you knowing it, the next station may be the one you have to get off.