As members of State Board of Samraat Club International, our monthly meetings are on Wednesday evenings. However, this month’s hosts, Pandurang Gaokar and Kamlakant Wadyekar invited us on Sunday to their beautiful village of Chorao! They arranged for an amazing experience starting with an excursion.
We moved around in a boat, through the mangrove side of Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary. We saw birds, fishes and a rich bio-diversity. For most, it was a first time experience to move around a village which we had often passed through. The joy on our faces stood testimony to the beauty of the returns we received.
Excursions make for
interesting insights and engaging experiences. The short journey or trip,
especially one taken as a leisure activity, is a deviation from our regular
activity or course. We end up noticing the woods we pass by.
We have an excuse
for not taking enough excursions: we don’t have the time! We deny ourselves the
opportunity to unwind and get energised by a journey of discovery. We should
choose to explore and widen the cone of our life to include fresh insights.
Interestingly, the
word ‘excursion’ comes from the Latin roots of ‘ex’ and ‘currerre’, which means
‘to run out’. We should ‘run out’ of our routine to involve in explorations of environment,
heritage, lives and livelihoods in our immediate and nearby locations. They will
lead us to distant ones as we embrace the happy habit of excursions.
Run out of the routine, step out into the sun
Exciting excursions await you on a trip of fun!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
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