Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Spot the difference

few days ago i was in infy bus. the adventure had almost come to an end(end of hosur road)...
the bus in which i was traveling was scantly filled, there might have been just 10 to 15 people at max.
just then a BMTC bus passed by(well even the bus in which i was traveling was owned by BMTC). there was not much difference between the 2 buses.
only difference being that bus scantly had any space left on the foot-board...

my mind had no work to do and this small incident kindled a stream of thoughts...
my mercurial mind starts pondering over some topic, sometime later only to find out that it has ended over a topic which was in no way related to the initial one...
anyways here s what my mercurial mind thinks
the 2 buses symobolised 2 different worlds...

one which could accommodate plenty of people yet the door was shut for outsiders... representing countries like canada, australia and may be usa too where there s lots to be exploited by future generation(in canada and australia governments promotes 'having more children');
where there is lot of natural resource, where they are unaware of 'conservation';
where people are too stubborn to believe that they are imperiling our furure generation(can as well include us)by their ignorance of damage their act is causing to the environment;
where people are..... ok let me stop here. my fingers are not as fast as my mind...
this bus symbolizes ideal world...

the other bus, the crowded BMTC bus represents 'real India'.
where population density is at a level of saturation;
where there hundreds contending for one place;
where 1 out of 7 go to bed 'empty stomach' everyday;
where inspite of having a good yield a farmer is under loss;
where having shortage of food,cloting and shelter does not prevent people from having children;
where (as said in RDB) from our childhood we are taught - 'swalpa adjust maaDi'
bla bla bla...

PS: i was narrating this incident to shruti - a friend of mine and before i told her what according to me the 2 buses symbolized she said - 'oh, i know what you are about to say. they symbolize infy mysore and infy bangalore'

PPS: i have been comparing the 2 DC s a lot. infy mysore is spacious where as infy bangalore is jam packed...


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