SLOW DOWN!

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Rajasthan is the biggest state present in India. I remember, I visited Rajasthan twice just to cover its beauty and yet I am not sure if I have covered everything. There is so much in Rajasthan to visit...Udaipur 'The City of Lakes', Jaisalmer 'The Golden City', Jaipur 'The Pink City', Bikaner 'home to temples and forts', Sikar 'The Historic City' and so much more, the list can never end! Rajasthan is 'the' place for historic buffs; every schloss in Rajasthan reveals a different story!

As I mentioned earlier...it took me two visits to completely admire Rajasthan and yet I must admit that I skipped some mesmerizing places. Often I have seen travel companies put soooo much on their itinerary that the tourists are rushed around! The first day you are in Jaipur and the next day in Bikaner and then in Jaisalmer followed by Jodhpur and Mount Abu and the journey progresses until you are back in your city wondering exactly how many places you visited! Neither will I blame the travel companies nor will I blame the tourists, Rajasthan has so much for one to absorb! 

Similarly our life has soooo much in it. We skip moments and move on just to lay on our deathbed and think how grateful our life had been! Just as we rush to view various cities, in our lives we rush to view success, glory and happiness leaving behind the never returning moments. Living in the present and in the moment is very important....we never visit a place twice similarly, we never get the opportunity to live a moment twice! Monuments are just like moments in our life. As we take time to admire the architectural superiority of a henge similarly, spare time to live the happiest memories of life! 

In all what I want to say is slow down....slow down has a different meaning than stop! I remember my teachers and also my parents tell me to slow down and it is now that I realize what it meant. I am in my youth and it happens to you exactly in this time that you feel, you must go on conquering the world. In the process of achieving our dreams we miss on the finest moments and we regret it later on! I am not barring you from working towards your goals but, just that one must slow down and enjoy the process of conquering dreams. A journey is only fruitful when we come back happy and energized and not tired and exhausted similarly an achievement will only be celebrated only if you aren't worn out reaching there!

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  1. Aashish S TattuJuly 10, 2021 at 8:29 AM

    The way you correlated Rajasthan and Life is innovative. It is necessary to slow down and appreciate your achievement if you really want to go ahead. Many a times, we fail to celebrate what we initially set out to achieve. 😃 Slow down, get inspired and reach the pinnacle of success. ☺️

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  2. Prapti TakaleJuly 10, 2021 at 7:45 PM

    Wowww the turn your ride took from Rajasthan to a very worthy , strong ,bold message is really motivating and mesmerizing
    Yess really we often forget ourself and get into other things
    We should be first on our priority list and the be..
    Beautiful dear
    Entrallingly penned

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