Vishnu's Dream

Vishnu a 14-year old boy born to a Hindu Nair family in Irinjalakuda (kerala), studies at 9th std in a Govt school. His father is a carpenter and his mother an housewife. Vishnu's grandmother also stays with them in their house. Vishnu's house is near to the Irinjalakuda Railway station. And daily after coming from school, Vishnu goes near the railway station to see the trains.
Vishnu is very fond of trains that, he always says to his mother that he want to become a Locopilot (train driver). Every day Vishnu sits on a rock near the railway station till dark watching each and every trains.
 Vishnu knows all the train timings, at 4:30 pm Trichur-ernakulam passenger, at 4:50 pm Mangalore-Trivandrum express and at 5:30pm a Goods train and so on. If a particular train is late ,Vishnu tells to himself that this particular train is late today. Likewise went Vishnu's routine train watch.
One day as Vishnu was standing on the rock near to the track and as a routine was watching the trains. A 110.k.v Diesel Engine arrived to the station with empty bogies following it. It was a Goods train that they used to stop there everyday evening and take that the next morning. The train stopped and the train driver got down down from the engine and after some routine inspection near its brakes and near its wheels, went to the station masters room keeping the engine running. Usually the diesel engines  are not turned off soon after they are halted , because it is difficult to start it suddenly again. So the diesel engine was kept running.
The diesel engine is now On and is vibrating the track. The diesel is being burnt inside and the exhaust black smoke is rising upwards, its air reservoir is releasing the excess air through its air valve. Vishnu from outside can see the red and green lights blinking inside the driver's cabin and a wireless that was left by the engine driver is beeping. Seeing all these Vishnu got curious and suddenly a thought struck to Vishnu's curious mind that what will happen if I get into the driver's cabin and see what's inside. Yes i will not get a golden chance like this again. It is my years long dream to get into a train engine and see what is inside. And no one are around me and no one is going to see. 
Vishnu slowly crossed the first track and went into the middle track where the engine was halted. 
At first Vishnu got afraid , but later he made up his mind and climbed the steps of the engine and got into the Drivers cabin. There Vishnu could see the driver's seat, the red and green lights blinking that he saw from outside, the Air and Oil pressure gauges dancing.Seeing all these Vishnu got extremely happy and excited. It was his long time dream to see all these. 
In the side he could see the Brake lever and below to it was written "Release the lever and then accelerate" which means that to move the train the Train driver will release the Brake lever and will the push the accelerate button.
Curious Vishnu knowing nothing released the Brake lever and soon a green button started blinking with green lights. Vishnu pressed that too and suddenly the train moved forward. Vishnu got shocked on seeing the train moving, his heart raised beating, he started sweating and was in a numb condition. To somehow stop the the train he pressed other buttons too, but all that was in vain and the train continued moving...
Suddenly Vishnu got up from his Afternoon sleep's dream. Actually Vishnu was lying on his Grandmother's lap and was sleeping and during this sleep, he had this shocking dream.
Vishnu got up from his grandmother's lap, washed his face and went to the kitchen and drank some tea and as a routine went to the rock near to the railway station and sat on it watching trains.
Vishnu's dream and passion of being a Locopilot may one day come true, As it is said "This world gives everything, for the one's who have passion and intense desire for their dreams"....
                                                       written & conceived by
                                                            - Leo James

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  1. Very nice story, Leo. Somewhere,I think, Vishnu's dream of becoming a locopilot relates to your dreams too..isnt it? Anyway, a great message in the end. Start dreaming, believe in them, work on them and universe takes care of the rest. Thanks for reminding me this thought again through this nice story, Leo. Good luck.

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    1. Yes shashank it was my dream of becoming a locopilot from the childhood.. not only dream it was my passion.. but situations are not allowing me to do that.. No regrets..
      thank you for reading this..

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  2. Good one Leo.. keep writing!

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