There are many places when you find people responding and bowing down just to threats , cash and fear and not to what is humane . Everything looks fine and seems to be in order , when there is someone around to hold things in chains , trying to control . People just pretend as though they obey but that’s one big sick joke .The moment the chains break or let loose , things go berserk .
One thing that deeply bothers me is the traffic . In day light , I don’t think we can bring timings in here , so , it would be apt this way : When there is someone watching you, ready to fine you for even the smallest signs of disobedience , everything appears normal and as how it should be . But most talk badly on these traffic personnel . All that we care is that we are losing money , and not that we have failed to follow rules devised for our safety . Please do note that , I am talking only about things that are legit . Corruption among these people is an entirely different topic (Even if so , we are the ones who brought them into this . Lured them from their duties with money and gifts and made them sick . A sickness that has spread wide and long ).
Everyday , I reach my place by 9.45 pm , after work and have to take a 10 minute walk to reach home . With the traffic mess created by the metro rail project it is highly difficult to tread these roads . And during night , when there is no traffic personnel around , the traffic signals just stand there blinking with yellow , red and green which no one seems to notice . There is very rarely one or two that actually give them some attention . Crossing the roads at this state is seriously difficult . At least some cars and bikes stop if they see a group of people crossing but the MTC buses rush towards the group honking and scattering the group to run away to save their lives . They show no compassion to any living thing .
Last Friday when I was trying to cross the road with a few other people (The signal was RED and for us (walkers) it was green ) , a guy’s backpack just fell to the road and he stopped to take it up and the stuffs they scattered around . It was then an MTC bus rushed towards him and stopped almost dashing him but the driver was kind enough not to do that . But he started yelling at the guy with so many cusses . The person was decent enough not to fight back and so he moved away apologizing . Btw , The signal was still RED. We were all shocked seeing this . We asked the person as to why he didn’t shout back , and why he apologized even if it wasn’t his mistake . He just said ,”What's the point ? I just wanted to get home . I have no time for this man “ . The bus driver on the other hand , was bold and spoiled enough to shout at someone , when all the wrong is on his shoulder .
I was just wondering , what would happen if there was no one to control the traffic and the government decides to let it in the hands of people , thinking that its subjects are mature enough . May be that would work . When they taste the fruits of their mistakes and lack of responsibility may be they will change or they might see everything burn down along with them .
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