Today as I was going from Borivali to Churchgate in the slow local train to Churchgate,
there was a lady sitting on the same bench with me..there was another person sitting between us.
Perhaps she was new to Mumbai as she was asking whether this train would go to Bandra...which actually falls on the same root from Borivali to Churchgate.She was sitting on the corner of the bench on which normally 4 persons sit, but ideally it is for 3 persons.
As usuall at Kandivali large crowd came in and people rushed to vacant seats...or those benches where only 3 people were siiting.
One man aged around 35-40, came to our bench and asked me and the person besides me to move a bit ...so that he could fit in. And he sat with his big back on the bench moving the lady out . She had to standup,and she said nothing..then he moved little bit so as to accomodate her..,and she sat at the corner managing somehow.
I saw all this...i thought how could be a person so mannerless and shameless.
My mind was full of anger at that time...i thought this is wrong.
But I didnot do anything.I was sitting there as usuall with no reaction.
Why didn't I do anything?
I think I had two clear options :
Either express my anger publicly and tell that person to not to take the seat of the lady..hoping that rest of the public will also support me.
Or standup and give my seat to the lady..without uttering a word against anyone..expecting that the man will feel guilty and embarrasment..and his heart will change.
I did neither of that, and just sat calmly on my seat.
Why?
Even I dont know...I had the right thoughts but no action.
I think I should have followed the first option strainghtaway.
The second option would have been correct only after applying the first.
I even have the justifications for the action which I would have performed...but still I did nothing.WHY?
I have no right to think that why others were not opposing this, because I was also a part of 'others'.I think all of us have become so used to see all these sort of wrong things happening in every sphere of our life, that we don't feel odd..we don't feel like opposing.
We look at others.If someone takes the initiative, then only we help them..and that also only if that thing is easy and affordable.Otherwise no body comes in support.
It has happend many times with me that about something I am sure I am right but I am not able to convince others or I don't try enough to convince and I endup following others.
If at all I think that I am right, if at all I have faith in myself, I must express myself,I must convert my thoughts into action.
Hope I will next time.
there was a lady sitting on the same bench with me..there was another person sitting between us.
Perhaps she was new to Mumbai as she was asking whether this train would go to Bandra...which actually falls on the same root from Borivali to Churchgate.She was sitting on the corner of the bench on which normally 4 persons sit, but ideally it is for 3 persons.
As usuall at Kandivali large crowd came in and people rushed to vacant seats...or those benches where only 3 people were siiting.
One man aged around 35-40, came to our bench and asked me and the person besides me to move a bit ...so that he could fit in. And he sat with his big back on the bench moving the lady out . She had to standup,and she said nothing..then he moved little bit so as to accomodate her..,and she sat at the corner managing somehow.
I saw all this...i thought how could be a person so mannerless and shameless.
My mind was full of anger at that time...i thought this is wrong.
But I didnot do anything.I was sitting there as usuall with no reaction.
Why didn't I do anything?
I think I had two clear options :
Either express my anger publicly and tell that person to not to take the seat of the lady..hoping that rest of the public will also support me.
Or standup and give my seat to the lady..without uttering a word against anyone..expecting that the man will feel guilty and embarrasment..and his heart will change.
I did neither of that, and just sat calmly on my seat.
Why?
Even I dont know...I had the right thoughts but no action.
I think I should have followed the first option strainghtaway.
The second option would have been correct only after applying the first.
I even have the justifications for the action which I would have performed...but still I did nothing.WHY?
I have no right to think that why others were not opposing this, because I was also a part of 'others'.I think all of us have become so used to see all these sort of wrong things happening in every sphere of our life, that we don't feel odd..we don't feel like opposing.
We look at others.If someone takes the initiative, then only we help them..and that also only if that thing is easy and affordable.Otherwise no body comes in support.
It has happend many times with me that about something I am sure I am right but I am not able to convince others or I don't try enough to convince and I endup following others.
If at all I think that I am right, if at all I have faith in myself, I must express myself,I must convert my thoughts into action.
Hope I will next time.
1 comment:
Well in the situation like this, follow the gold rule ---- "Trust your instincts".
Remember what the father of our nation said -- "It's s sin to commit atrocities, but it's worse to allow atrocities to happen."
If the youth of the nation wouldn't come to the rescue of the country, who else would come. We all, regardless of our background, have to duty to build the nation. But what are we really doing, wasting our lives in pubs and dance floors. That's what we call "being coooool". Go and enjoy your life in your dream world or act when the duty for your nation calls you. There is no point in regretting it later.
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