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"would you like to sit down sir?" that was a young man, must be in his late teens, offering me a seat that became vacant in a public transport bus in which we both were standing passengers. i profusely thanked the youngster and made him take the seat.
some other time, while i was walking back to the bus stop, a paper flew off from my files. a girl (she was in a sari and must have crossed her teens) ran after it and fetched it and gave it to me.
both the above incidents occurred in ernakulam and happened a couple of years back. then why do i bring it up now?
for one thing, if some one does me a good turn i never forget it ( same in case of a bad turn as well ). but the real reason why i brought it up right now is to provide contrast; i was painting the board white - if you write on a white board with black ink it stands out sharp.
last monday, that is exactly one week back i had been to tirumala town looking for some place where i could get my old transistor radio repaired.
( yes, i still listen to the radio; i am almost addicted to the bbc news bulletins and for once there is an india govt. owned set up doing a magnificent job - vividh bharathi .
also, i wonder why people listen to the doordarshan news where there absolutely are no visuals. what is the fun in watching balakrishnan's bearded face? you listen to the pradeshika varthakal which is as good if not better!
well, DD news do have visuals just for the heck of it. if there is a news item on a happening in andhra pradesh you might be able to see a map of andhra with a dot showing hyderabad! does it help you in any way?)
coming back to my trip to tirumala, it looks no one uses the radio hereabouts; at least there was no one in thirumala who would repair my radio. and i was standing by the side of the road, looking up the neighbouring shops in case there is some radio repairer around. and then it happened.
some one started hooting the horn from close by. i thought it could be of no concern to me, for i was far away from the motorable part of the road, and so i went on with my business. when the hooting persisted i looked around and lo, there was this great man sitting on his bike standing behind me.
the fellow indicated to me to move off. i hesitated initially but thought better of it and moved off for i did not want to get into an argument and may be an ensuing scuffle.
rather than bothering with the hooting, he could have tilted the handle of his two wheeler by a couple of degrees and gone his way; but not our great man - he owns a motor bike, where as i am on foot! this is the type of behaviour typical of the gentry here in thiruvananthapuram - ill-mannered, ill-bred.
i am not saying that every one in trivandrum is like that; of course, there are exceptions.
"nooorru suputhranmar undavatte"
while walking back to my house on that monday, i was wondering - are the parents of the youngsters, like the ones i met in ernakulam, doing the right thing by their children - teaching them manners and being good and all that?
with the ideas of right and wrong, which many a time the very parents do not practise, drilled into their young mind, i am afraid, it is a no-win situation.
if you follow those principles life is going to be difficult. like, if you dont occupy the seat immediately it becomes vacant, some one else will take it and you will keep standing not only in the bus but all through your life.
what did the young girl gain by being nice to me? do you think the good wishes of an ordinary mortal like me will help her in any way? suppose i bless her that she be the mother of even one fine son, leave alone the one hundred good sons of yonder years ( i am sure she wold'nt want all that one hundred !) will it work out ?
on the contrary, if you go against those principles, again, life is going to be miserable - prick ( no, not that one), of conscience!
who is the one fit for survival ?those fine youngsters i met a couple of years back or the wretch whom i met last week?
all bloody f*&^ing rot?
dont worry;
" I'm MaaaaaaaaaaaaaaD "
viceman
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