There is hardly any living being who has never gone through ups and downs in his life. In fact, life is full of bad as well as good incidents. Some of them may be forgotten with the passage of time whereas others leave an everlasting imprint on
the mind. One feels delighted when one is in favor of a fortune but plunges into despair during misfortunes. In fact, a wise man
is one who is neither overjoyed in prosperity nor takes adversity to heart.
Last year, I passed the Senior School Certificate Examination. Although I had fared well in the examination, yet I was not so hopeful of getting a first-class. I was very much anxious because the question of my career was involved in it. A day earlier, when the result was expected, I spent a restless night. I, along with my friends, got up early in the morning and went to my school. I hurriedly went to the display board and started spotting out my roll number. All sorts of expressions were appearing on my face. It was a matter of immense surprise and pleasure to find that I stood second in my school, securing a first-class. God fulfilled my desires. I felt grateful to Him. My other friends also passed, securing good marks. In order to celebrate our happiness, we chalked out a program to go to some picnic spot. We decided on Karachi.
We reached Karachi, a lovely picnic resort, at 12 noon. There was a heavy rush of people. The banks of the canal were occupied by the visitors. We identified a place under a banyan tree and sat there. We also took with us all the paraphernalia and lunch. We had our lunch to our heart's content. Then, we listened to music. As we were lost in the sweet music of our transistor, we heard loud cries.I immediately rushed towards the canal and saw to my shock and surprise that a boy was drowning. He was crying for help.
I immediately jumped into the canal and swam towards the drowning boy. After a great struggle, I dragged him towards the bank. He was in a very bad state. When observed him carefully, I was surprised to know that he was an old classmate of mine. He was immediately given medical aid and after some time, he regained consciousness. I was delighted to see him recovering. My joy knew no bounds because I had saved the life
of a boy who happened to be my old classmate.
This day was a day of great joy and happiness. Not only I secured a second position but also did a brave and noble act by saving a boy from the jaws of death. This day would go down as one of the happiest days of my life.
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