Friday, September 17, 2010

When god appears in Human Form 3

My last day at work was relatively free in Delhi. Serving my role as a consultant for 6 months i had complete my work ahead of time and had cleaned up my work station as well. Having heard a lot of Jawaharlal Nehru from my grandfather, i decided to use the time to visit the Teen Murti Bhawan. I took an autorickshaw to get dropped outside Nehru's former residence. After an hour of exploration i decided to head back to my work place to make it in time to catch the car pool. As usual none of the autowalahs were willing to take me back to my destination that was less than 20 minutes away. I started walking back till i reached a traffic junction in the hope of finding more autos. However no auto stopped. Learning from experience, i sent my prayer to Baba and Swamiji immediately seeking an auto. Within the next two minutes an autowalah stopped right beside me. He asked if had been waiting for an auto for a while and i replied that it was not too long before i reached the circular traffic junction. I told him my destination and asked for his rates. He mentioned an exaggerated rate and i bargained. He readily accepted my rate and dropped me at my destination. While in the autorickshaw he asked with a smile what i would have done if his auto had not arrived? He informed me that the area around the parliament was rarely frequented by autorickshaws since there was a law that prevented entry of autorickshaws in the government occupied area. Autorickshaws were fined heavily if they strayed into these parts of the city and so none dared to drive through. It was instantly apalling to observed the priority of government officials need for security over the ordinary citizens' need to travel to any part of the city. A total lack of concern for needs of citizens was obvious. I was indeed greatful to Swamiji and Sai Baba for taking me back home safely.