CHEER LEADER

I am not a mere CHEER LEADER !!

I was asked by our trek guide to refrain from being the part of the trek to Bedni Bugiyal in Uttarakhand. Why because Kedar ( our trusted and tested Group Leader and his lieutenant Swanand felt that I was old and incapable of taking the trek this year, particularly after the last year's devastation. Negi ji, our Trek Leader in Uttarakhand region, my good friend otherwise ( Pun Intended ) too supported them.

It sent a chilling / deadly cold down my spine. Was I really guilty of ignoring my real physical age ? The reality checks gave me different signals though. 

I have been in much better physical and mental state than previous all years, since I joined the group about four years back. Today I weigh around 73 Kgs as against 81 Kgs when I joined them. Today I go up and down the Betal Tekdi , twice in one go. Then why & how they felt otherwise ?

It left a big hole in my heart. I was really heart broken for a long time. I was low on spirits, left walking or exercising for a month or so. How could they forget that only last year I was ahead of the pony, in spite of a severe viral infection I caught at Daudital. Yes, Jayant Kaka's caricature is the proof, and I still preserve it. Then Why ? Where are my well wishers like Sangita Tai, Vaishali Tai, Dipankar etc., who always lifted my morale and spirits ? I thought. 

Finally I managed to lift out my sunken soul from my despair and frustrations. I am back on heals again. I will prepare more rigorously.

I have taken it seriously. Come next year, I will certainly prove them all wrong. I will still be ahead of the Pony once again. Then I will ask them, before the trek,  to let me test their ways, and then decide if I would be a liability for them or one like them.

After all, Age is just a number. Is it not ? What one feels in mind is more important. I am sure I am strong enough mentally, and am YOUNG mentally. 

I am not joking. You all, Kedars, Swanands and Negijis. Beware. I will make it difficult for you all to reject me next time.

Watch Out !! Once Ganu, the 66 years old person ( in your mind and opinion ) is destined to make a comeback to the team.

You can not keep him like a cheer leader for ever !!