It was late in the night. I was all alone on the roads. Thinking all the while what will happen today. Just then I saw him on the opposite side of the road. I waved. He nodded. And started moving towards me. I crossed my fingers and wished he replies in affirmation. After a long hard day, a heart break is the least you want. Praying he says yes today. When I finaly confronted him I asked "Bhaiya, Borivali". And he grinned, exhibiting his saffron teeth and without a word ran zoomed away.And there I was all alone standing on a lonely street, wondering whether to curse him or my luck or just call it an icing on the cake.
But this is not just a tale of "One fine day", it is almost every day. These Roadies (Auto drivers), believe in monopoly. And RULES, they dont give a damn to it. Mumbaikars are all aware that it is a rule an auto driver cannot deny going to any place when they do not have any passenger already. But our heroes are born to break the rule. They might be scared of carry 4 passengers and breaking the signal, but when it comes to going to some place which is not so far they always have a problem. And when you imply the rule on them, it's always "Auto Kharaba ho gaya hai, nahi aa sakte".Threaten them, by naming the police in your conversation, they reply "Hum kyun jhooth bolenge madam". And then tell them "Andheri chalo", all of sudden their sad and suffering auto is all right and healthy to vroom away. I know I am sounding frustrated, but it is relavant. The society we live in has responsibility assigned to different people. Doctors, engineers, teachers and the list goes on.And when either of them deviate from their call of duty it is definitely not tolerated with the others in the same society. While serving society we look beyond our personal interests. Imagine if the "more money virus" infected the doctors, they would treat only the deadliest ailments, the teachers would prefer to teach only in private schools, and the engineers will work only on the outsourced project and let the domestic infra go for toss. We are sure to be annoyed. Similarly even the people working for transport should understand their responsiblity and respond to the call of duty when required. An excuse once in while is permitted after all even doctors and teachers are permitted leaves.
Just wondering how to kill this monster of monpoly.
