It was September 2016, Time 8PM.
I was travelling from Hyderabad to my home Town Kadapa by train. After getting into train, I took my lower berth seat and noticed that the person sitting in opposite berth was laughing himself by looking at his mobile, I thought like his is watching some comedy show or some cartoons. By looking at his pant I guessed he is an Army person and aged around 30. After settling down I have started listening music and noticed that the person is still laughing. The time is 9.30PM, I have finished my dinner and still that person is laughing. With curiosity I have decided to ask him what he is watching so I said Hello brother and introduced myself then he also introduced himself and told that he is working in Army in Jammu. Then I said I have been noticing that you are laughing continuously by watching something and what comedy show it is? He replied "I am not watching any comedy show or movie but watching my 9 months old daughter videos, I haven't seen her yet and waiting for that moment that I hold her in my hands and kiss her, I am not even getting sleep and feeling hungry now, so in all the journey I was watching her photos and videos and I am going to meet her in few hours and we have planned her first hair cut in this month" I have noticed tears in his eyes filled with happiness. I said congratulations brother and asked him to show his daughter's picture, he showed the pic to me and she was cute. And we had some casual chat after that and I have decided to go to bed. I said good night brother and went into sleep.
Time around 12 midnight, I heard some noise and woke up from sleep and noticed that the Army person was talking in phone. I thought to ask him what happened but that person went to restroom immediately after ending the call, he came back and started packing his things. I asked him what happened brother? he said "the situation is not good in border and I got a message to report as soon as possible, so I will get down in the next station and will take return train" I was shocked and told him, boss your home town is nearby, you can go there, see your daughter and family and then travel, he said no brother my country is important than my family. Now i didn't see tears in his eyes but have seen proud in his eyes. He asked me a favor that to handover a bag with toys and clothes, I said yes happily. He said thank you and bye and get down in the next station. I was thinking in my mind how one can do like this and I did not get sleep after that. The next day I went to his hometown which was nearby hometown and hand overed that bag to his Family.
I did not see him or met him after that. Recently during a village festival I have seen him near a temple where he was helping devotees near the queue line. Immediately I went there are said Hi first and saluted him. Then I asked him how is your daughter, he said both daughter and son doing good, I said ohh congratulations and we continued with some casual talk. Now he settled down in his hometown after completing his 15 years of service in Army. I said let’s go for Swami darshan but he said that he will go after some time. I said bye and went inside the temple for Darshan. After two hours I came out and noticed that he is still helping people outside the temple. I went there and asked him why didn't you come for darshan, he said "Manava Seve Madhava Seva". I have saluted him and left from there.
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