Off to work - in a school bus
POSTED AT 03:01 PM in This funny thing called life

bungi

The funnest thing happened today. I had to leave my scooter at the service centre for its quarterly check-up. This place is on the way to work.

 

What I usually do is, drop my bike off at the service centre and hire an auto-rickshaw to work from there.

 

I was planning to do the same thing this morning. And so, I tried hailing an auto. This guy zoomed off saying he can't stop. I decided to walk a few meters further and then hire an auto. As I was walking this school van pulled over and a couple of kids asked me where I wanted to go and I told them. They offered to drop me and asked me to hop on. I got and this sudden wave of joy hit me! It has been over a decade since I had been on a school bus. It was so fun to be in the bus with the kids - even if it was only for some 15 minutes! Two of the kids were talking about studying synonyms for exams. Another kid had done a pencil sketch of Karunanidhi (for those of you who don't know Tamil Nadu politics, he is our Chief Minister). He asked me if I thought it was beautiful. I said it was very beautiful!

 

All through the journey, I was just smiling to myself and trying to chat up some shy kids. Ah! Why do I feel so happy that I got to ride in a school bus?!!

 

Anyways, thus I came to work today - in a school bus.

Oh, by the way, as I was walking down to work from where I got dropped off, the auto driver who refused me the ride, apologized to me for not stopping by. He said that he didn't know I was coming to the same neighbourhood. Had he known, I wouldn't have got my bus ride.

Reading: Ponniyin Selvan - part 4
Listening to: Aradhna - Satsang

What do i do?
POSTED AT 11:08 PM in Jus' wondering

bungi

There is this guy on the road. Badly wounded. Dry blood around him. Looks like he as been there like that for a long time. It is not a by-lane although it doesn't look too crowded. People must have gone past that way. Was there nobody who helped him? Didn't anybody stop to even look at him? You know, at least call 1066?

 

Now, hold on a sec. What if this guy was murdered? Man, if anybody gets involved in trying to rescue this guy, they are in for it. The police will harass them for days together. Worse still. What if this guy is faking it? What if it is just a ruse to trap the poor, innocent person that goes to help? Ah. It is better if one doesn't get involved in this. People are wise...

 

Hey you. Stop! Are you in your right mind? Do you know what you are doing? Hey, he may be faking it, you know? Listen to me mister, I think you are inviting trouble upon yourself. The police are going to make you walk to the station every other day.

 

Ah well. He wouldn't listen. I tried to warn him...

Wait a minute. That man is really wounded! He is not faking it… And there seems to be some life still left in that wounded body...

 

Mister, it is enough if you call 1066. They will take care of the situation. No. you don't have to take him yourself. Hey, you are implicating yourself. You will have to deal with the police later. And Mister, there is no use trying to hail a cab. They will not stop for you. they will not want to get into trouble and they will not want to get the car upholstery stained. You are taking him in your car?! Are you out of your mind? Alright. Don’t think there is anything that will change your mind. And there is nothing much I can do anyways. Anyways, it is your problem now. I shall be on my way. Good luck, Mister, with all the police station visits and getting the stain out of your car. Mind you, they may try to pin this one on you!

 

This guy is a crazy one! I mean, who would do such a thing?!! Does he have any idea what he is getting himself into? Anyways, what is it to me?

 

Perhaps that man will live after all. I hope it is not too late. What will happen to the man that helped him? Will the police harass him? Will he have to spend a lot of money? Does he have the money to pay the hospital bills?

 

Why did he do it? What is there in it for him? Didn't he know the sort of trouble he brought upon himself? Is all this trouble he is putting himself thought really worth that one life?!

Reading: Ponniyin Selvan - part 4
Listening to: Phat Planet - Left Field
Feeling: Whateva...