I always dreamt of joining the army since childhood. It was my one and only dream. But life took a shocking turn when I was just 19 years old. I was still in my college days and preparing for the defence examination when one night I met with a tragic accident that changed my life forever. We were a group of friends and were partying at our place back in Pratap Nagar, Jaipur. All of us had a little to drink and decided to get some more.
My friend and I drove to a shady place as it was too late at night to get alcohol from anywhere else. We knew somebody who could give us some booze but that place was near a construction site. When my friend and I were on our way back getting the booze, I asked him to step off the bike because I could predict that due to the rain, pulling the bike off the road could be risky. In no time at all, I realized I stepped into the construction hole and all I remember after that is 5 days later, I was found in the hospital. It was a major accident and I had injured many areas of my body including my head. My parents told me that I was on the ventilator and completely unconscious for 5 whole days. People thought I won’t survive, but somehow, I did. My mind and its memory were affected to a great extent and the doctors declared that I was not mentally and physically fit to join the army anymore. In that moment, my entire life flashbacked in front of my eyes.
It was like somebody had snatched the most precious thing of my life away from me. Today, I am into web development, but still somewhere down the road my heart beats for my country. I wished to serve my country but my destiny had different plans for me. This life and death experience has now completely changed me as a person and my perspective about life!
This story of Pradeep Kumar Yadav melts our hearts.
Shattered dreams can indeed break you from the inside!