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They pass me every day, on their way to school—boys and girls from the surrounding villages and the outskirts of the hill station. Unlike city children, these kids do not have the luxury of school buses; instead, they walk. For a number of them, this journey to acquire education is a long and tiresome one.
Take Ranbir, for instance, a ten-year-old boy who climbs the mountain from his village, situated four miles away and two thousand feet below the town level. He embarks on this journey irrespective of the weather conditions, wearing the same pair of cheap shoes until they are nearly worn out. Despite these hardships, Ranbir has a cheerful disposition. Whenever he spots me at my window, he waves. Occasionally, he brings cucumbers from his father's field to me. I pay him for these cucumbers, and he uses the money to buy books or other small necessities for his home.
Many children in this area are like Ranbir—poor, yet slightly better off than their parents were at their age. They cannot afford the luxury of attending the expensive residential and private schools that are plentiful here. Instead, they go to government-aided schools that provide only basic facilities. Most of their parents had not had the opportunity to go to school themselves, having spent their lives working in the fields or delivering milk in the hill station. A few fortunate ones managed to join the army. However, there's hope that Ranbir might take a different path when he grows up.
Despite never having seen a train, Ranbir watches planes fly over the mountains almost every day with wide-eyed wonder. "How far can a plane go?" he once asked me. "All over the world," I replied. "Thousands of miles in a day. You can go almost anywhere." Empowered by this knowledge, he made a solemn vow: "I'll go round the world one day. I'll buy a plane and go everywhere!" And perhaps he will. His determined chin and the defiant look in his eyes seem to confirm his resolve.
I recorded the following lines in my journal for my own inspiration or encouragement, but they are fitting for any determined young person: We get out of life what we bring to it. There is not a dream which may not come true if we have the energy that determines our fate. We can always achieve what we want if we desire it intensely enough. The reason so few people achieve greatness is that so few people set a great goal and work towards it without giving up. It's well-known that the man who works steadily for money gets rich; the man who toils day and night for fame or power attains his goal. And those who strive for deeper, more spiritual achievements will find them, too.