write the summary of ch-5 the summit within
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Introduction
Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia was a member of
the first successful Indian expedition to Mount
Everest in 1965. In this lesson he tells us how
he felt as he stood on the Everest.
On Everest
Standing on the Everest, Major Ahluwalia
felt very humble. Physically he was very tired.
Instead of being very happy, he was jubilant
and sad. He was not sure of the reason. He
wondered if this sadness was because now
there was no higher peak to climb.
A Life-long Joy
Ahluwalia says that after climbing Everest,
he felt a deep sense of joy. This joy was to last
- the rest of his life. He also felt thankful to God.
Other Summit
- Ahluwalia had climbed a summit but he
thought of another summit. This was the
- summit of mind. He came to the conclusion
- that in order to climb a summit, a person
needed three qualities. These are—endurance,
persistence and will power. It is only with the
help of these qualities that a man overcomes
obstacles. The climbing of a summit is thus a
demonstration of these three qualities. That
is why men take delight in overcoming
obstacles.
Why Everest?
Ahluwalia says that a question arises why
he chose to climb Everest. He says that the
first reason is that he has always loved
mountains. Everest is the highest and the
mightiest of them all. It is a great struggle