Autobiography of a river 2000 words

Natural flowing freshwater stream

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A river is a natural freshwaterstream that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth.

Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sediment or alluvium carried by rivers shapes the landscape around it, forming deltas and islands where the flow slows down. Rivers rarely run in a straight line, instead, they bend or meander; the locations of a river's banks can change frequ

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AutoBiography of A River

I am a river. I like to give you an account of my life. You may laugh to think
what is the value of the autobiography of a river. You may laugh if you like.
Men write their autobiographies. They have importance in their own way. I
have importance in my own way.

Birth and early career

I was born long ago in an obscure place in a mountain. Several very small
streams of water joined together to form one bigger stream. That is how I was
born. I am that bigger stream. I am restless from my birth. I cannot stay at one
place. So I flow down the mountain. I leap from one rock to another. I am full
of life and vigor. As I flow down, I gather strength. My current is very strong
here. I carry down with me broken rocks. At last I come down to the plains.
My career in the upper plains
Here I begin to widen in my course. People begin to make use of my water.
Here it is as pure as anything. In my upper course, people have built up towns
of pilgrimage. They have built temples on my banks. Hundreds of people bathe
in my sacred water. They worship the deities in those temples. They regard me
as very sacred. There are also several health resorts in my upper course. People
from many parts of the country come there for a change. They walk on my

banks. They enjoy th