Well... If U think so, then here's an experience i had once... its an old story.. abt 4-5 Yrs old. I was travellin in a local train on my way to a frnd's place. It was a sunny afternoon.. i boarded a train and as is my habit.. i was hangin out on the door clinging on to the rod. Now there's one think abt the men travelling in the general compartment... the moment they spot a gal in the compartment they jus have to check her out.. and if she is half as decent thn we do give more thn a couple of looks ;) So here i was jus movin my eyes thru the compartment from the door and voila! i managed to see sumthin interestin. There were a bunch of youngsters abt a door away... abt 3-4 Gals and 4-5 Guys. The Gals were all really pretty ;) and the guys werent bad either... so wid nothin much to see outside the train i glanced over a few times ( dun ask me to see wat :P )... So there at a distance i managed to see the guys n gals movin their hands all around and havin fun... i cudnt hear em or see their lip movements becoz of the crowd standin in the way but managed to get a glimpse every now n thn... All of em were dressed up pretty well and carried thmselves really well.. jus like most college goers... trendy clothes and apparel.
So i kept glancin over for a few mins wen i noticed all of em jus get up and walk towards the door i was standing... perhaps to alight at the next station. So i thought i cud now chk em out at a closer distance ;) But wen they came closer, i was stunned! These great lookin people who looked like u n me ( infact even better :P ) with all those fancy clothes and ear rings n stuff, were actually using sign language to communicate! As it turned out, all of em were children of a lesser God and were unable to speak. They were moving their hands frantically yet beautifully to convey wat they wanted to say and even as the were standin alongside me, they were havin fun and smilin and gigglin abt sumthin which they had been communicatin abt and only they cud understand :)
They all looked very excited and happy as they stood there for the few seconds before they finally got down at the next station. This incident had me thinkin for a few days that here were people who did not have the basic ability of communicating via spoken words yet they were so happy. Their smiles were as beautiful as any and their dressing sense perhaps was much better than most. They din seem to care abt the on lookers who stared at thm as if they were aliens from another planet and seemed as though their palms and fingers were more efficient in communication than most people's tongues are.
How many of us every now and thn think tht our life is a mess and we are incapable of a lot of things.. some of us blame The Almighty for not having given us enough as compared to others and blame others for our failures. How many of us would have the courage to walk around with our heads high wen ppl around wud look at u with derogatory looks even wen u know u r as good if not better than most people around u except the little few privileges that they have... I for one am criibing most times for things that i "think" are beyond my control and feel "God Made Me This Way" :P "and so i cant do much"... but the fact is, as my blog name suggests, i am too lazy and ignorant and much like an ostrich. I close my eyes often wen i realise my mistakes and bad habits thinkin tht wen i close my eyes i wont be able to see my bad habits and so wat u dun see is non existent, but little may i know that bad habits havent closed their eyes and are eyein me with monstrous grins on their faces.
So i guess the best thing to do wen u r in trouble or bugged up with ur self, is to think abt millions of such ppl in the world, who lack the basic necessities in their life but still manage to rise in their life like a phoenix rises thru the ashes and put up a great picture for all to see though deep down they might be fighting a battle and are on verge of losing but manage to hold on to the glorious flag called Life. I know all these incidents and stories just have a short term effect on me and most people but then every now and then reminding urself to look below at ppl livin in shanties instead of ppl living on top floors of Colaba n Pali hill and other bungalows which makes u realise that u r lucky enuf to manage to live on a 2nd floor flat in a decent area and have decent food to eat and all kinds of electronic gadgets at ur disposal. So all in all, there are more things to cheer in life and next time u think u r unfortunate, just visit a telephone booth run by a handicap person and in his/her eyes u will see all the luxuries ur parents and God have bestowed upon u...
