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OOnce a man who walked alone started traveling in a crowd when a wheel came. He told stories. He shared the chatter. Buses and trains came. Travel has become a way of life today.

Until a few years ago, people used to greet each other while traveling. They used to talk good and bad with the passenger next to them. Even now buses and trains are full of passengers. But, anyway, silence. No one looked up, no one opened his mouth to speak. Earlier, if a paper was in one's hand, it would change the hands of all the people in the compartment. Now the phone is in hand. Ear phones came in the ears. People are seen laughing to themselves. They cannot see or hear anything that happens around them. 

Travels that once flowed like a flow of acquaintances are now frozen like ice.

A seventy-year-old man was sitting opposite me in the Amadhya train. He asked which town. When I told him he said he knows a certain person. I said, 'He is my father.' He touched me. He shared many memories with my father. He was very sad when he was told that father had left the world. The old man told me many things about my father that I did not know. He looked very excited while saying that. There was light in the eyes. I was also happy to see him. Once again, our friend's father had a serious skin problem. Met many doctors. Once an acquaintance in a train suggested to meet an Ayurvedic doctor in Chittoor district. My friend took his father there and got him treated. He recovered within a few days. Not only this, but there are cases where marriages are arranged while travelling. And there are times in life when we meet people whom we thought we would never see or meet.

Whether it is traveling or in another place... in front of us, behind us, next to us... if we are human, we should talk to them comfortably. Speaking is a gift given only to man. Observe people. If you look happy, share that happiness. If you are sad, say four good words to distract your mind. May they find solace in our words. By listening to their words, we can also get excited. Good friends can be found. No matter how many virtual friendships there are, the joy of meeting those friends in person is different. It can only be experienced. Attachments are like creepers. If they get the evidence of a smile and words, they will be enmeshed. So keep a smile, a greeting... ready on your lips. It has nothing to lose. All that remains are beautiful memories!

We can protect public health only by eradicating poverty. For that, at least three percent of the GDP should be spent on healthcare. Most of it should be spent on basic health services.