Devastated by the prelims result, I didn’t sit and sulk. I got up. I started driving.
Left Gurgaon. Reached Rishikesh.
And then began a journey—not just on road, but deep within.
I visited the sacred Prayags before the Ganga becomes herself — Rudraprayag, Vishnuprayag, Devprayag.
I witnessed the vastness of the Himalayas, Roamed freely in the Garhwal range of Uttarakhand, Walked along the roaring Bhagirathi, And felt the calming presence of Alaknanda.
This landscape… it changes you. It humbles you. It makes you and your problems feel… insignificant.
I trekked through the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Saw waterfalls whiter than milk, Wandered into alpine forests where the fragrance hooks your soul. Sunlight filtering through trees, birds singing forgotten songs— I witnessed landforms carved by flowing water over millennia.
And I realised— Why these gems of nature must be preserved. Because humans, left unchecked, will destroy them.
Finally, I reached my dream destination: 🌸 Valley of Flowers National Park 🌸
And what I saw there… No camera can capture. No words can explain.
So I sat. And I thought—
About life. About failure. About career, love, peace, war, politics…
And it all came down to one truth:
“I am nothing in the grand scale of nature. My problems, my aspirations—just figments of my own creation.”
So why take anything too seriously?
🔹 Keep walking like the river. 🔹 Stay still like the mountain. 🔹 Be refreshing like the waterfall. 🔹 Spread the fragrance of love like the flowers. 🔹 Keep shining like the sun.
And don’t worry too much about what’s next.
Now I’m returning— Stronger. Clearer. Ready to give it my all, once again—
✨ For the future. ✨ For nature. ✨ For humanity.
May the power I gain by becoming an administrator be used to shape the future of humanity and protect the serenity of nature.
And I wish the same for everyone walking this uncertain path. To rise again. To walk again. To believe again.
Because sometimes, losing your way… Is the only way to find yourself.
Monk IAS
I kept going, further…
Devastated by the prelims result, I didn’t sit and sulk.
I got up. I started driving.
Left Gurgaon.
Reached Rishikesh.
And then began a journey—not just on road, but deep within.
I visited the sacred Prayags before the Ganga becomes herself —
Rudraprayag, Vishnuprayag, Devprayag.
I witnessed the vastness of the Himalayas,
Roamed freely in the Garhwal range of Uttarakhand,
Walked along the roaring Bhagirathi,
And felt the calming presence of Alaknanda.
This landscape… it changes you. It humbles you.
It makes you and your problems feel… insignificant.
I trekked through the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve,
Saw waterfalls whiter than milk,
Wandered into alpine forests where the fragrance hooks your soul.
Sunlight filtering through trees, birds singing forgotten songs—
I witnessed landforms carved by flowing water over millennia.
And I realised—
Why these gems of nature must be preserved.
Because humans, left unchecked, will destroy them.
Finally, I reached my dream destination:
🌸 Valley of Flowers National Park 🌸
And what I saw there…
No camera can capture. No words can explain.
So I sat.
And I thought—
About life.
About failure.
About career, love, peace, war, politics…
And it all came down to one truth:
“I am nothing in the grand scale of nature.
My problems, my aspirations—just figments of my own creation.”
So why take anything too seriously?
🔹 Keep walking like the river.
🔹 Stay still like the mountain.
🔹 Be refreshing like the waterfall.
🔹 Spread the fragrance of love like the flowers.
🔹 Keep shining like the sun.
And don’t worry too much about what’s next.
Now I’m returning—
Stronger. Clearer.
Ready to give it my all, once again—
✨ For the future.
✨ For nature.
✨ For humanity.
May the power I gain by becoming an administrator
be used to shape the future of humanity and protect the serenity of nature.
And I wish the same for everyone walking this uncertain path.
To rise again.
To walk again.
To believe again.
Because sometimes, losing your way…
Is the only way to find yourself.
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