On this chilly January day, I thought I'd be brave and
venture out into the cold in a metro to work (* i know silly me..brr), I was
presented with an opportunity to witness the Delhi "rush". How early
morning brings a plethora of crowd heading out to their respective destinations.
How some girls start calling their boyfriends and giving
them various insights, to those women who push to grab a seat even if it’s one
butt at a time , those who have no care in the world with loud music playing in
their earphone, to some who have to finish that one book today even though maneuvering
with the book may be a task. Then there are some like me who were the observer
today.
Everyone is busy, everyone has a task at hand. No one cares
to be courteous to that one old aunty who can’t stand amidst the crowd or that
one lady with a child. It brings me to realize what has happened to our value
system. This is the country where we all brag on how “Culture Oriented” we are
and yet these simple little things escape us.
Some may call it the “migration effect”, I agree not! The
desire to compete has brought out a selfish nature in us which has led us to a
point where we feel it’s ok to take your own course and forget who we are in
the process. Maybe it’s me and I often blame my mom when I see selfish, cunning
people get the best in life and I have to struggle for most part of it. But
then she tells me that I at least sleep better, pacifying as her statement is,
I think it does not work anymore. I see more and more people getting better in
life only to lose a part of themselves which I hold dear.
For this reason, I have been tagged as arrogant or rude
maybe even a B**** but hey I hold my value system deep, it is my core, my
centre that I thrive on. So yes , I become the person who will tell a young girl
sitting in the metro to stand up and give room for the old aunty or the lady
with the child. I am happy to get the stares and the comments, because I
believe I do what is right.
In this rush of the fast life, yes we are getting ahead, but
what are we losing, that needs to be considered as well.
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