Saturday evening, in the twilight hour, I lethargically walk to the bus stop. A
bus stops about 20m away from me (to my left). I run to catch it with 2 heavy bags
(one is my back-pack, other my belly :-) )

“Does it go to Ramamoorthy nagar?”
“No!”

I walk back very slowly. Almost at snails pace :-)

“Ting, Ting” “Ting, Ting” – There is a guy selling roasted peanuts.
I wonder, how does he earn his bread by selling just those peanuts. Or does he eat
just peanuts for his living?

My mind continued to flutter..

I look around. There are guys dressed in formals, holding a file in hand, with a
dejected look on their face! It doesnt require a Newton to guess that they didnt
get a job..

In the mean time, another bus stops 20m to my right. I ran there. Same story, The
bus doesnt go to ramamoorthy nagar.

It was getting darker. More people accumulating in the bus stop. I could see a
silhouette of a young couple, holding hands. They are probably the only 2 souls
there who didnt want the bus to come. :-)

Time flies. Its 20 minutes since I reached there. Bored of standing alone, I
bought peanuts for 2 rupees.

“Sammmmmosa” “Sammooosa” – A man selling samosas for 5 rupees each. He was so
drunk that he couldnt stand. All the money that he earns by selling those “Over
Priced” samosas goes to a bar. :-)

I also caught sight of a beautiful girl there with a back-pack similar to mine.
My mind continued to fly on that boring evening..
I am sure she has a laptop.
she should be in IT.
She should have just started her career I think. Otherwise, why the hell on earth
was she standing in the bus stop.
What could be the make of laptop – IBM thinkpad or dell.. blah blah blah..

Another ten minutes passed with random thoughts. She gets into the next bus. :-(
So did the silhouettes. I go back to the peanuts guy and take peanuts for 5 rupees.
Ah, now I understand how he makes his living :-)

My life was stranded in the bus stop. I appreciate my patience to stay there for
half an hour without a bus. :-)

There are people there to make a living out our patience. (the peanuts guy, the
somasa guy etc). An auto guy comes and stands in front of me. “Vroom, Vroom..” He
is trying to make his living out my impatience. :-)

I show my disinterest by looking away from him. I catch sight of the samosa guy
smoking “beedi”.. Rings of smoke flew in the air.. He was in his own world! So am
I. Those rings reminded of the ring that I give to my cab driver before leave.

“Hello suresh, where are you, I am coming down in 5 minutes. Please be there, I
dont have much time”. I thought, here is another person, who makes his living because of our fast moving life.

All these random thoughts engulfed my mind as my life stopped at a bus stop!

Yes, LIFE STOPS AT BUS STOPS! BUT NOT THE THOUGHTS

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