For most of the people who trekked on Sunday morning to the rolling greens of Nepli forest, it was an out-of-the-world experience! Besides being commended for its exceptional management, this truly was a journey of a lifetime.
The CATS (as I would like to call every member of CATS) nimble-footed walked gracefully in the narrow jungle tracks...silently...in sojourn with their own self.
The young ones helped the elders negotiate the curves and humps, while the children discovered a new closeness with their parents.
For many young parents, who remain busy throughout in the fast-paced world of mundane activities, this trek with their children was another eye opener, as they found new friends.
A software engineer, J.K. Menon thanked "for helping me become the best friend of my daughter Oorja".
For the always-young-at-heart former bureaucrat D.V. Bhatia and his wife Dr. Nirmal Bhatia, "it was a great learning experience for both of us".
Fang from China who has made Ludhiana his home, gave 11 out of 10 for the trek for the experience that it provided.
Sanjay learnt the message of protecting and respecting Nature by keeping all the toffee wrappers in his pocket during the hike rather than throwing carelessly in the jungle, while Ronnie carried his own little rubbish bag with him.
Hip Hip Hooray to all of you. Or "Three Meows" to all of you as Mr Vivek Atray sends his cheers to all.
And there were 98 of them...each one of them bringing back their own sweet memories and learnings from this trek...and discovering themselves indeed. CJ
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