Everymaninhislifefacestheupsanddowns.Sorrowsandpleasuresaretwopartsoflife.Infact,lifeisfullofbadaswellasgoodincidents.

　　Someofthemareforgottenwiththepassageoftimewhileothersleaveaneverlastingimpressiononthemind.Wedonotforgetthemforthewholeofourlife.Weenjoythemomentsofpleasurewhilethemomentsofsorrowplungeusintodespair.Wecherishthemomentsofpleasurethroughoutourlife.

　　SuchamomentcametomelastyearwhenIlearntthatIhadstoodfirstintheexamination.Itwasreallythehappiestmoment.ItappearedthatIhavewonthewholeworld.ThoughIhadfaredwellintheexamination,yetIwasnothopefulofgettingafirstclass.Infact,Iwasanxiousfortheresultassomeofthepaperswerenotuptomyexpectation.Asitwastolaythefoundationofmycareer,itallthemoreaddedtomytension.HencethemomentIlearntabouttheresult,Iwasrelievedofallmytension.IwassatisfiedthatIcangiveaproperdirectiontomycareeraspermywishes.IfirstofallthankedGodforHiskindness.Hefulfilledmydesires.Iwaspleasedbecauseallmyfriendshavealsorankedgoodmarks.TocelebrateourpleasureI,alongwithmyotherfriends,chalkedoutaprogramme.Wedecidedtogooutforapicnic.WedecidedtogotoSurajkund.

　　NextdaywestartedforSurajkundat10a.m.Wereachedthereintwohoursbecausetherewasheavyflowoftraffic.Thepicnicspotwasalsocrowded.Asitwasasunnyweekendofwinter,therewerelotsofpeoplewhohadoccupiedtheplace.Wetooidentifiedtheplaceunderthebanyantree.Welaidourcarpetthere.Wetookoutoursnacksandotheredibleswhichwehadbroughtwithus.First,weenjoyedalightrefreshment.Wehadalsobroughtcamerawithus.Wetooksnapsindifferentposes.Welistenedtomusic.Wedancedandplayedalso.Butmeanwhilethemomentofenjoymentwasinterruptedbytheloudcriesofthepeople.Werushedtothecriesandwewereshockedtoseethatasmallboywasdrowninginthecanal.Hewascryingforhelp.

　　Oneofmyfriendsiswellversedintheartofswimming.Heimmediatelyjumpedintothecanal.Afteragreatstruggle,hedraggedhimoutofthecanal.Hewasinaverycriticalcondition.Hewasrushedtothehospital.Withimmediatecare,hislifecouldbesaved.Wepostponedthewholeprogrammeinthemidwayandaccompaniedthesickboy.Butwewerepleasedtoseehimregainingconsciousness.Thesavingofonelifewasasourceoftremendouspleasure.

　　Thus,itwasadayofmixedpleasure.Notonlyalifewassecuredduetoourtimelyhelpandassistancebutitmarkedanimportantdayinmycareer.Thememoryofthisdayisasfreshinmymindasifithashappenedtoday.