Coming from a hiatus of few
months, I wish to give you an insight of what went thorough for all these
months. I was travelling on a slow moving bus and it seemed at a point that I
was getting used to its speed. As you all do, make yourself attuned to the environment
you are in and start moving with the same speed of thoughts. You might be able
to recall your college days or family gathering where in the mood/thought
process of the environment impacts the direction/speed call it velocity, with
which you move.
I am inclined to quote a dialogue from the
Oscar winning movies "The Departed" (delivered by legendary Jack
Nicolson) “I don't want to be a product
of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me. Years ago we
had the church. That was only a way of saying - we had each other.... no one
gives it to you. You have to take it “.Not that I have watched this movie recently,
I was rather moving on a low speed bus when I encountered something which is prevalent
in our day to day life.
Boarding the Bus
We have been boarding a bus every
now and then, to a known destination, throughout our life. Our goal is same as
our fellow passengers or they escort us to the pathway. Don’t they? The bus to
our destination can be a bumpy or a joy ride, can also be slow or fast depending
on how we feel about the bus. Our bus travels relative to our thoughts, it
depends on whether we want to reach our destination fast or want to enjoy the
ride.
We also encounter passengers who
disembark as they find the mode of transportation quiet slow and take a faster conveyance.
We always stand a chance in making sure that we reach there on time that’s can by
trying to persuade the driver for speeding the bus .That depends on our
attitude.
Choosing the right one
One can’t always get the driver
seat. But making sure that the driver listens to you or you at least let him
know your view point is necessary to ensure your timely arrival. You can go to
an extent but that depends on the driver how he wants you to take you through.
He can agree or disagree with you. Your
being assertive is required. You can disembark the bus like others did which
might be risky but that’s the beauty of it. It might go right or wrong but
sooner or later if your destination is fixed you will reach there.
Relative motion
The reason why I found it
necessary to write on this topic was cause of relative motion. I was sitting on
this comfortable Air conditioned bus. Being red it signified boldness and
fetched my attention. I thought the bus looks in good condition and would
provide me a comfortable journey to my destination, without any bumps. Though
the trip fare did baffle me at first whether to take the bus or not but it was
worth paying for. I sat on a comfortable push back chair stretching my legs and
started enjoying the view outside. The glasses were tinted and hence the outer
view became even more pleasant. Just when
I was getting to love the environment I got a reality check. A speeding black
SUV (Audi Q7) moving in the same direction overtook the bus and in no time
disappeared. That was the time I started getting uncomfortable inside the bus.
I didn't realize how much the speed of the bus meant to my reaching the
destination. I went to the driver and requested him to speed the bus but he politely
declined the request stating the speed limit for Heavy Vehicles, now there was very
little I could do given the next stop being quiet far. I sat back and waited
for the next stop to come so as to take a faster conveyance from there.
Opportunity
Just as I had given hope to reach
on time. I encountered something which I made me write this blog. I noticed
that we had hit a toll block and I requested the driver to let me get down so
that I can take some other conveyance. This was an opportunity which I could
hardly let go and to my surprise I saw that even the Audi (the same black one)
was waiting with the other vehicles in a queue, to pay the toll and speed
again. I took a cab from the toll bridge and even though it meant shelling out
few more bucks I made sure that I reach my destination on time.
Sooner or later we do get in
hurdles or hit roadblocks. But it’s our attitude that determines how deftly we
grab the opportunity provided to us and reach our destination. How and with
what difficulties we completed our journey becomes history.
Amen
