Chennai local buses....
Gosh!! a sight to watch(not that Bangalore ones are less crowded).
In Chennai buses(wherever i am using buses it will refer only to local buses as of now..:P)one side is for ladies and other for gents(this is a huge pain, not while sitting but standing and also while getting into/out of the bus as well).
All said and done why i m speaking about all this now?Well i joined Keane, in Chennai as a Pre-Sales executive. (Un)fortunately, this company has no shuttle/cab facility(bah!), hence left with the only option --BUS for my commutation(if u are thinking about why auto is not an option, please visit Chennai/read my post on Chennai).
As a routine i used to get into the bus 29C(which is claimed to be the family bus of my aunt's family,reason being everyone(the whole family tree has/had/is traveled in the same bus) and put on my earphones and go on about my day-dreaming.Now there comes a day where i do the same,only change being i sit in the last row of the bus with the visibility of the door or rather a opening at the back. I keep staring at people as they get in and out, and there comes a college guy who just hangs around the door as the bus starts moving(just one leg on the bus and the other one hanging in thin air).Gosh! i had seen this in Bangalore too, but watching it closely made me really freak -out!!
He is ready to put his life at risk , just to save a few bucks! here we sit and complain about the many things(read luxuries)that life has not offered us. He almost gets into the bus when it is half moving, seeing boyz movie and some news articles really has showed me how people lose their lives when doing something as crazy as this! I kept watching him and making sure that he is safely boarding the bus, even otherwise what could i do! Really i had tears in my eyes seeing him and i really thanked my stars for giving me everything that can make me lead a comfortable life today.
Often in life we fail to realize how fortunate we are! We are able to see,feel, sense and many other things which have now become a part of us which is something that others don't have. We are so engrossed in our day to day activities that we forget that; life for everyone is not the same and there is no human who do not have any troubles!! (Alas thats again human; ain't it,"to forget"). So once in a while just look around and thank your stars for whatever u are (here i m not telling not to aim higher or compare with the people who are better than u) . Just a thought which crossed my mind that day and made me feel humble . It was indeed a very humbling experience and made me shed tears. It was as though someone had slapped me on face just for thinking that my life is only difficult!
P.S: I so wish i could stop all those, make automatic closing doors for all buses, but then again I m helpless!!!!!!! :(
