Residing in one of the
most crowded localities in Delhi the one thing I witness daily are the incidence
of road rage. People honk nonstop, full of stress, in to unnecessary hurry. Traffic
rules are kept at bay and what all follow is shouting and screaming, speeding
their way to work. And if your life is saved surviving this mad rush then just
remember the idiom- ‘Jako rakhe
saiyan, maar
sake na koi’.
Almost a week back a young boy into early teens was badly injured
riding a speedy motor cycle suffered multiple fractures. Are his parents
responsible of letting him ride bike at this young age and that too without
helmet? Who is at fault for this
incidence? We all know the answers, we all know the repercussions of negligence,
but still we allow it to happen. Why?
Referring to the recent incidence of road rage in Delhi where a man was
beaten to death in front of his children at Central Delhi’s
Turkman Gate on some argument over plain collision. And now we can hear the
disappointed brother of victim pleading the nation through radio that no matter
who is at fault, it’s better to say sorry with folded hands during any such
incident of road rage.
Anger is eating up our
sanity. We are left with no amount of patience. We have moved from ‘bad’ to ‘worse’
and marching ahead towards ‘worst’. We need to put a stop to this lunacy. We
need stability in our lives. And that we can achieve by observing time management, compassion and empathy.
We are busy making our
life better, working hard day and night to ‘purchase’ happiness. Family moments
are left at the mercy of festivals or sometimes family functions. With more
rising culture of nuclear families our children rarely recognize members of
extended family. We are losing the touch of nearness and dearness.
Take a lesson from the
recent calamity of Earthquake that had hit Nepal. This one such moment of truth that left us
helpless. So many died and so died with them their tales of hope and faith, so
many stories died untold, remained unsung is their song of happiness, their
melodies of life rest in peace now. It took just a moment to devastate
everything.
Why for our entire
life we keep on waiting for that one perfect moment to share our thoughts, in
fact every moment we get is a gift of God and definitely a perfect moment. Grab
it before it’s too late.
