Driving -some thougts

Driving does give lots of time for musing.. imagine driving for about 4 hours every day! The other day there was quite a lot of traffic (more than usual) and the cars sort of getting stuck into a loop. There was such a cacophony of noise inspite of the fact that one could really do nothing till one auto (three wheeler vehicle - a larger version of a scooter with space for three people and a driver) moved about one inch (slight exaggeration). and thought to myself about Reinhold Niebuhr's serenity quote "Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change". and then the other interesting thing that happens is when someone cuts a car. The horn by the driver of the car reminds one of how a dog barks when someone accidentally touches hurts its tails. and when you try to overtake the other car, that is the time he/she suddenly wants to go fast and horns away to glory.. this is not to say that i dont do all these - these days i am able to observe and hence it has reduced in my case...and signals are nice time to take break..and when i drive slowly, it is interesting to watch the road, the people walking, the glum face of drivers, street children enjoying themselves

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deepa said…
Good that u have renewed writing. It is a good past time to observe people in a traffic jam. But I pity the eardrums of the people stuck in a traffic jam. The best way to spend time in a traffic jam is to switch on soft music and relax in the little time u get.
8:12 pm
deepa said…
Good that u have renewed writing. It is a good past time to observe people in a traffic jam. But I pity the eardrums of the people stuck in a traffic jam. The best way to spend time in a traffic jam is to switch on soft music and relax in the little time u get.
8:15 pm
prats said…
liked the bit , the horn is like a dog barking whose tail has been accidentaly stepped on lol.
next time i see ppl honking i will remember this.Lol.
8:15 am
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