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"The local arrived on platform number one is twelve hours forty eight minutes twelve coach last local for Karjat", I heard the announcement from distance. I was late. I decided to skip the bridge and jumped directly on railway tracks to get in the last train from Dadar. While I crossed the tracks, I saw the train running towards me. The headlight of the train stared at me as if it was curious to kill me. I heard the horn of the train and felt as if it asked me for my last wish. A step backward and I miss the last train to home. A step forward and I might be hit by the running train. I got completely blank and couldn't decide what to do. The same morning I was leaving home for office. As I rushed out of the house, my mother spoke, "Have your food on time. Cross the road carefully. And don't cross the railway tracks. It's ok if you are late." I almost ignored the instructions. I heard it daily from my mother. These words seemed like a ...

Hello Readers, Found this story in my old back-ups written by me few years ago. Nostalgic! Enjoy reading..  Chintan and Priten, Cheers! Romancing the Leopard… “Arun, Hold that tree tightly, do not leave”, shouted Priten. I had just slipped from the edge of the mountain and managed to hold a tree, which I doubted would support my weight for more than a minute. People say that you should remember God in the last minute of your life. But when you are hanging on a tree and you know that if you leave it, you would fall thousands of feet below, you cannot remember God even for a millisecond. You only remember the bad deeds and karmas of your life, which brought you in this situation. You forgive your enemies and want to say sorry to all of them. You want to hug your family and friends. You feel you should have told them how much you love them. You realise you have missed something important in life – TO LIVE LIFE. You think of things which you would do ...