Journey You Like Most / Journey by Train / Journey you recently enjoyed

A journey by train is very thrilling [চাঞ্চল্য]. It is quick. It saves time and money.

During the last winter I had a chance to make a journey by train. I had to go to Khulna to attend the marriage ceremony of my friend’s brother.

I reached Kamalapur Railway Station by rickshaw. It was 7 a.m. I bought a second-class ticket and got on a compartment. It was not so crowded. I had a seat beside the window. With the whistle of the guard, the train started to move at 8-20 a.m.

The train was running at a great speed. I looked out of the window and enjoyed the beautiful sights. I saw green fields on both sides of the train. Cowboys were tending cattle [গরু, ভেড়া ইত্যাদি চারণ করা], children were playing and women were busy with their household works. But all these sights seemed to be moving backwards. They were changing every moment. Inside the train, some of the passengers were talking on many topics. Some were reading either a newspaper or a book and some were sleeping.

It was an inter district train named Mahanagar, Prabhati. So it did not stop at all the stations. It stopped only at a very few big stations. So the journey felt very pleasant.

At 2-45 p.m. the train reached Khulna Railway Station. This long journey took only six hours. We can see many things very quickly by a train journey.  

The journey in my heart I bore. It gave me much pleasure. Indeed it was one of the most memorable days in my life.

Childhood Memories

Childhood is the period of being a child. My childhood was full of happiness and pleasure. They are now only a source of joy. It is the sweetest period of my life.

I am the eldest son of my parents. Obviously, everybody loved me dearly. I was specially taken care of by every family members. I was very much favourite of my grandmother. She usually would give me sweets and tell me fairy tales.

On market day, I would go to the village market with my grandfather. First of all, he would buy me any sweet which I liked. Sometime he took me on his shoulder when I was a mere [নিছক] child. He used to save me from my parents if they would rebuke [তিরস্কার] me.

My first day at school is also fresh in my mind. One fine morning, my father took me to the headmaster of a nearby primary school. The headmaster showed me affection [স্নেহশীল] and gave me a book of pictures. I felt very happy to have that book. He asked me some questions. I could answer them well. So, he was pleased to take me in class one. When I was in the new class, I was a bit nervous first but soon I could adjust myself to the new circle.

Besides, my childhood was full of freedom and joy. I would often play with my friends. On summer noon, I would pluck mangoes with them. I used to swim in the river and jump into it.

During my holidays, when my mother went to sleep at noon. I sometime stole away and went to the railway line. There together with other children, I would gather pebbles [নুড়ি]. We also watched how the trains passed. Once the train went out of sight, it would pass onto an unknown world.

My childhood was full of blessings. It was full of happiness and thrills. I enjoyed my childhood days very much. I wish I would have got those days back again!