Hyderabad, AP., A city of call centre chic-belles, chicken biryanis and innumerable Autos crawling on the streets like ants cutting their way through dearth of obstacles, speed breakers, hawkers…unstoppable ..unimaginable.
It was yet another day, returning back home from office, I hopp into an auto....chhirreeng ..meter down…...
It was yet another day, returning back home from office, I hopp into an auto....chhirreeng ..meter down…...
Whenever I am stressed I have a habit to strike conversation and get involved in it till I get relieved of the pressure. The poor auto rickshaw driver “Ramulu” was the scapegoat today. He was driving furiously in the heavy traffic and I was bit scared so asked him “ bhaiyya jara dekh ke”…to this his prompt reply was .. "kayko tension lete saab….pura planning karke nikalta hoon ..timing thik rahega toh makkhan ki tarah nikal jayenge traffic se" { don’t worry boss, I will plan it properly and if the timing is right we will cut through this traffice like knife thru the butter}….Ohh teri!!! ‘planning..timing…’ thought he must be watching lot of cricket these days….the virtues that our players don’t follow are now put into practice by humble auto rickshaw drivers.
I asked him "kya bhaiyya lagata hai padhe-likhe maloom padte ho !!"…he said he was just 9th std. Pass and was put into this profession forcibly by his father…for which he has some regrets in his life….but that’s not the end…..The words coming out of his mouth are polished by his son, who is studying in a English school….A brilliant kid , disciplined and very hard working.
I asked him "kya bhaiyya lagata hai padhe-likhe maloom padte ho !!"…he said he was just 9th std. Pass and was put into this profession forcibly by his father…for which he has some regrets in his life….but that’s not the end…..The words coming out of his mouth are polished by his son, who is studying in a English school….A brilliant kid , disciplined and very hard working.
Ramulu has admitted the boy in a school of good repute, he also manages Rs. 300 for his tuition. On an average an auto rickshaw driver can earn 250-300 Rs. A day. Still he manages a family of 5 people.
He keeps on motivating his kids to study and become somebody ,whom he can call proudly “ Wo dekkho mera ladka aaj padh lihkar kitna tej ho gaya hai..aur meri tarah auto nahi chalata ” . Could clearly see the dream in his eyes glowing like the morning sun.
“Poori planning” one could see here. And i reach home rejuvenated, motivated and happy..:)
One thing we can take from these guys is that…Life might have thousands of challenges slowing your pace. But there is always a strong will to push you ahead..make you unstoppable..unimaginable.
One thing we can take from these guys is that…Life might have thousands of challenges slowing your pace. But there is always a strong will to push you ahead..make you unstoppable..unimaginable.
2 comments:
Excellent!!!!
amazing! so inspiring! :)
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