Sunday Morning Walk
- Fred Van Liew
- 4 hours ago
- 1 min read
The sun rises at 7:00 on Tuesday. The train to Varanasi departs at 6:00. Boarding closes at 5:45. No exceptions.
Today being Sunday, a day off for most, a day of rest, I thought it best to check out the entrance, the station, the platform. There’d be no room for error.
So I set off, assuming the streets would be quiet, the dogs sleeping, the vendors as well.
But I was mistaken.
Perhaps the station was so busy as visitors were returning to their homes.
But there was work to be done as well,
and the number departing equaled by the number returning.
And life goes on.
By the way, a nice gentleman pointed out my departure platform on Tuesday - No. 16. An officer in the Indian Air Force the past 38 years, he’ll retire on September 24th, the same date as mine 15 years ago.
