The ride from National Capital and the ability to stay from verbal duel

The ride from National Capital and the ability to stay from verbal duel

As i left the national capital, with no national outlook to issues concerning the national capital region, the NCR itself was a picture of a looming disaster. The bumper to bumper traffic was visible and so was the visibility of men women and those intending to be neutral driving big and small cars (eventually to be converted to big ones),with no concern whatsoever for those who had taken the roadways buses which were finding it difficult to negotiate. The accumulation to be followed by dispersion at toll plazas showed the desire of those in cars to reach their destination on time possibly made plausible if others made way for them. THE NCR was concrete to a point where big rises rescued so far from big crisis could be spotted and forgotten in no quick time but alarming was its intent as far as giving shape to traffic mismanagement was concerned. Traffic was heavy and so were the minds of those laden with the thought of remaining spellbound to the attractions of sizeably locating to NCR with their sizeables wares and machines.
As for me, the bus commute was taken following the railways dogged resistance to run any shuttle service between 10 a.m. and 12.15 p.m. compounded by the fact that when the ticket (lone vacant seat was all that i came across) was sought for a destination the previous day, there was no success as it happened to be the enquiry counter. But still, the other ticket that i got from this very reservation centre was with no extra effort and this centre is any day better than Nizamuddin and Sarojini Nagar reservation centres where the attempt is to get something extra from your side. Given the gargantuan scale at which the railways work, to expect them to tide over the loopholes would be unrealistic but they need to keep a tight rein on TTEs who are on prowl in all weather friendly and weather distressing moments.

Having been fleeced by an autowallah for charging close to 100rs (the need to start the fare from 20rs was one bad move that has left commuters in recurring pain) for letting me reach the station with no injuries whatsoever, i knew the time had come for problems to erupt. With no respite in sight i was left with no option but to board a roadway bus. The roadway bus was true to its potential as it took more than the promised/desired hours to reach the destination given there were no less than 60 to 70 diversions on the way with stranded visibility at innumerable toll plazas adding to the discomfort. These toll plazas are comforting for those who after having driven for endless hours followed by endless fights find this phase of immobility as the opportune moment to get out of their cars to make calls to those whom they have not kept them in loop on their desires and destinations.
The ride from the heart of the city to the outskirts was on roads that were declared to be big but eventually turned to a bitter pill once all vehicles of all shapes sizes and guzzler began to surface. Once the city and its extension was negotiated, the forward ride was no cheer either as diversions were there and so were the divergent views of the driver and conductor to halt the bus at every conceivable stop and see to it that all those occupying and stranded on roads could be bodily lifted into the bus. More concerned on whether i would be able to reach Khwaja's place on time, i refrained from the task of noticing the billboards and hoardings on the way. But there were some that could not be ignored given their faulty positioning. One said: "your search is over. from all stress to all fatigue ailments the solution is round the corner". The ad was all-weather friendly as it detailed the areas and associations that can bring stress and the objective to distress on your own can eventually lead to strong bouts of stress. Others were: "we strive to surpass your expectations by delivering the best" and "live 400 feet above ground". The one on striving to surpass your expectations by delivering the best showed the clarity of the advertiser to not spare you till the last breath by delivering according to the expectations they see from those who have been branded to create upheaval and those who have not been acclimatised to do the same.
As the bus shuddered and moved, the destination was still far away when i deboarded and it was late in the evening i got to my place. What followed after meals and the churning revolt in the tummy showed the sensitivity to the surroundings and a change in travel plans which GOD willing won't be thwarted for long.
As i write this with visible happenings in the background, the cafewallah has sounded a note of warning that cctvs are very much operational. This man should have the ability to delineate between those who are trouble-makers and those who aren't. Before reaching this cafe, the stationery shop i visited and made enquiries about writing pad showed the foul mood the shopkeeper was in and his ability to stay in the same frame for the next 24 hrs, intrusion into home and destruction included. There is a man in the cafe claiming to have left the job he desisted and his previous employers claiming to be an act of dethronement. In between the two claims are the swift expectations the sides have and probably the hoarding on the way to Rajasthan could provide a readymade solution. Both sides are in a state of stress; one stressful that the former employee would elope with a new company and other stressed whether the old act of estrangement and new folly of elopement could prove fatal.
As for those who elope beyond seven seas their acts are in continuity and true to their expectations/potential.